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Related Terms:
ester
trinitroglycerin
heat
gelignite
smokeless powder
jelly powder
carbonite
dynamite
explosive
nitric acid
grisoutine
neptune powder
concussion
cooling
stirring
vasodilator
petn reductase
medicine
cordite
nitrosaccharose
nitroglycol
exposure
sulphuric acid
glonoin
nitroglycerines
sudden
ballistite
grisoutite
trinitrin
fuming sulfuric acid
kieselguhr
glycerol
Definitions:
Noun
nitroglycerin
nitroglycerine
trinitroglycerin
glyceryl trinitrate
Nitrospan
Nitrostat
Definition: 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)
Definition: 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.