nitroglycerine

British  

/ -ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsəˌriːn /

noun

1. Also called: trinitroglycerine.  a pale yellow viscous explosive liquid substance made from glycerol and nitric and sulphuric acids and used in explosives, and in medicine as a vasodilator. Formula: CH 2 NO 3 CHNO 3 CH 2 NO 3

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Example Sentences

He held more than 300 patents but his claim to fame before the Nobel Prizes was having invented dynamite by mixing nitroglycerine with a compound that made the explosive more stable.

From Seattle Times

Asked to keep a game close in hopes of a late rally, reliever Diego Castillo provided a performance which was the equivalent of backing up a nitroglycerine truck into dumpster fire.

From Seattle Times

The dynamite had turned grainy and deteriorated to the point that the nitroglycerine, the compound responsible for giving dynamite its punch, had crystallized into wisp-like hairs resembling mold on cheese, Valencia said.

From Los Angeles Times

This adds to evidence that nitroglycerine causes an attack that closely mirrors what happens naturally.

From Nature

Francois Heisbourg of the International Institute for Strategic Studies said the combination of two personalities “not well-known for their self-control” was “political nitroglycerine”.

From Reuters