Nitrosaccharin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nitrosaccharin \Ni`tro*sac"cha*rin\, n. [Nitro- + saccharin.]
     (Chem.)
     An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to
     nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc.
     [1913 Webster]