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noun - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol
NITROGLYCERINE - Nitroglycerin (NG), also known as nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin (TNG), trinitroglycerine, nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypro...
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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. |
an explosive yellow liquid made by nitrating glycerol, used in explosives such as dynamite. |
a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) |
a very powerful liquid explosive |
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Nitroglycerin (NG), also known as nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin (TNG), trinitroglycerine, nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a heavy, colorless, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions appropriate to the formation of the nitric acid ester. Chemically, the substance is an organic nitrate compound rather than a nitro compound, yet the traditional name is often retained. Invented in 1847, nitroglycerin has been used as an active ingredient in the manufacture of explosives, mostly dynamite, and as such it is employed in the construction, demolition, and mining industries. Since the 1880s, it has been used by the military as an active ingredient, and a gelatinizer for nitrocellulose, in some solid propellants, such as cordite and ballistite. * Nitroglycerin is a major component in double-based smokeless gunpowders used by reloaders. Combined with nitrocellulose, there are hundreds of po |