nitroglycerin
a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C3H5N3O9, prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
Origin of nitroglycerin
1- Also called glonoin, glyceryl trinitrate, trinitroglycerin.
- Also ni·tro·glyc·er·ine [nahy-truh-glis-er-in, -uh-reen]. /ˌnaɪ trəˈglɪs ər ɪn, -əˌrin/.
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How to use nitroglycerin in a sentence
Nirenberg prescribed daily application of a nitroglycerin ointment to boost blood flow to the toes.
A rash of potential products included aromatics, flavorings, nitroglycerin for dynamite, plastics, drugs and more.
Materials of the last century shaped modern life, but at a price | Carolyn Wilke | January 28, 2022 | Science NewsHaving Lou Dobbs and Rick Kaplan reporting to me at the same time was like holding a canister of nitroglycerin in each hand.
These are probably largely due to incomplete detonation, by which part of the nitroglycerin is vaporized or merely burned.
Like nitroglycerin, the common dynamites freeze at a temperature of from 42 to 46 F.
It is used in medicine and in the manufacture of the explosives nitroglycerin and dynamite.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonA hot-water bag was placed with the nitroglycerin and all was wrapped in a heavy blanket to protect it from Jack Frost.
Dynamite Stories | Hudson MaximNobel, however, had discovered that when nitroglycerin was absorbed in infusorial earth, it was rendered much less sensitive.
Dynamite Stories | Hudson Maxim
Scientific definitions for nitroglycerin
[ nī′trō-glĭs′ər-ĭn ]
A thick, pale-yellow, explosive liquid formed by treating glycerin with nitric and sulfuric acids. It is used to make dynamite and in medicine to dilate blood vessels. Chemical formula: C3H5N3O9.
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