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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In organic chemistry, the class-name applied to compounds prepared by the action of nitric acid on the amido derivatives of primary amines. They contain the univalent radical R, where R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, such as methyl. In the former case the hydrogen is replaceable by metals. Sometimes called
nitro-amines .
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- noun chemistry any
amine having anitro group substituted for ahydrogen atom; anamide ofnitric acid R-NH-NO2
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- noun a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
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It has a flight speed of 230 metres per second, is armed with a 8kg tandem shaped-charge warhead, has a rocket motor using nitramine-based smokeless extruded double band sustainer propellant, has a single-shot hit probability of 0.77 and a CEP of 0.9 metres, and has a 10-year maintenance-free shelf-life.
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It has a flight speed of 230 metres per second, is armed with a 8kg tandem shaped-charge warhead, has a rocket motor using nitramine-based smokeless extruded double band sustainer propellant, has a single-shot hit probability of 0.77 and a CEP of 0.9 metres, and has a 10-year maintenance-free shelf-life.
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