nitramine

American

[nahy-truh-meen, nahy-tram-in] / ˌnaɪ trəˈmin, naɪˈtræm ɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

any of a class of compounds containing the nitramino group.
tetryl.

nitramine British

/ ˈnaɪtrəˌmiːn /

noun

another name for tetryl

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Etymology

Origin of nitramine

nitr- + amine

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They behave, however, as tautomeric substances, since their alkali salts on methylation give nitrogen ethers, whilst their silver salts yield oxygen ethers: Phenyl nitramine, C6H5NH�NO2, is a colourless crystalline solid, which melts at 46� C. Sodium amalgam in alkaline solution reduces it to phenylhydrazine.

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