tetranitrate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tetranitrate
Example Sentences
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Sodium nitrite and erythrol tetranitrate.
From Project Gutenberg
The majority of cases will do well on the sodium nitrite or erythrol tetranitrate.
From Project Gutenberg
A preliminary analysis suggested a nitrate-based explosive, with traces of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, a plastic explosive, had been used in the attack.
From BusinessWeek
PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is hard to detect.
From Washington Post
The materials included Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, or PETN, the explosive used in the 2001 airliner shoe-bombing attempt as well as airplane cargo bombs discovered last month.
From Washington Post
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