nitroglycerin

ni·tro·glyc·er·in

also ni·tro·glyc·er·ine  (nī′trō-glĭs′ər-ĭn, -trə-)

n.

A thick, pale yellow liquid, C₃H₅N₃O₉, that is explosive on concussion or exposure to sudden heat. It is used in the production of dynamite and blasting gelatin and as a vasodilator in medicine.

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ni•tro•glyc•er•in

(ˌnaɪ trəˈglɪs ər ɪn)

also ni•tro•glyc•er•ine

(-ər ɪn, -əˌrin)

n.

a highly explosive oily liquid, C₃H₅N₃O₉, used in explosives and as a vasodilator.

[1855–60]

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ni·tro·glyc·er·in

(nī′trō-glĭs′ər-ĭn)

A thick, pale-yellow, explosive liquid formed by treating glycerin with nitric and sulfuric acids. It is used to make dynamite, and in medicine to dilate blood vessels.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nitroglycerin - 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) glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin blasting gelatin - mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp Nitrospan, Nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris vasodilative, vasodilator - a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

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Translations

nitroglicerina

nitroglycerin

nitroglycerine [ˈnaɪtrəʊˈglɪsəriːn] N → nitroglicerina f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

nitroglycerin

[ˌnaɪtrəʊˈglɪsərɪn] nitroglycerine [ˌnaɪtrəʊˈglɪsəriːn] n → nitroglycérine f

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nitroglycerin(e)

n → Nitroglyzerin nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nitroglycerin

n nitroglicerina

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