"nitroglycerine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nitroglycerines [plural]
Etymology: nitro- + glycerine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|nitro|glycerine}} nitro- + glycerine Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} nitroglycerine (usually uncountable, plural nitroglycerines)
  1. (organic chemistry) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle. Wikipedia link: nitroglycerin Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Explosives, Organic compounds Synonyms: GTN, glycerine trinitrate, glycerol trinitrate, glyceryl trinitrate, nitroleum, nitroglycerin Related terms: cordite Translations (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate): nitroglizerina (Basque), nitroglicerina [feminine] (Catalan), 硝化甘油 (xiāohuàgānyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), nitroglycerin [masculine] (Czech), nitroglyseriini (Finnish), nitroglycérine [feminine] (French), Nitroglyzerin [neuter] (German), nitroglicerin (Hungarian), nítriglicrín [masculine] (Irish), nitroglicerina [feminine] (Italian), ニトログリセリン (nitoroguriserin) (Japanese), nitroglyserol [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nitroglyserin [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), nitroglyserol [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), nitroglyserin [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), nitrogliceryna [feminine] (Polish), nitroglicerina [feminine] (Portuguese), нитроглицери́н (nitroglicerín) [masculine] (Russian), nitroglicerina [feminine] (Spanish), nitrogliserina (Tagalog), nitrogliserin (Turkish), nitroglyxerin (Vietnamese)

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