Definitions
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- noun organic chemistry The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the
ester ofglycerol withnitric acid ; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric andsulphuric acids to glycerol with constantstirring andcooling ; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highlyexplosive onconcussion or onexposure tosudden heat ; it is used inmedicine as avasodilator , and as an explosive in the form ofdynamite which is safe to handle.
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- noun 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)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those taking nitrate medications, such as nitroglycerine, to treat chest pain, or alpha blockers for blood pressure.
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MCCARRON: Anything with a nitrate compound, anything with gunpowder or fireworks, even heart medication, such as nitroglycerine will show a positive on this.
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Chemical explosives such as nitroglycerine were developed and their connection with the Nobel Prize is well known.
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Powerful chemical compositions, such as nitroglycerine and its compounds, such as dynamite, etc., have supplanted gunpowder, and electricity, is now almost invariably the firing agent.
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But his 'nitroglycerine' comment is, even for him, racy by the standards of the normally placid bond market.
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But his 'nitroglycerine' comment is, even for him, racy by the standards of the normally placid bond market.
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But his 'nitroglycerine' comment is, even for him, racy by the standards of the normally placid bond market.
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But his 'nitroglycerine' comment is, even for him, racy by the standards of the normally placid bond market.
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Also Nobel invented Dynamite to save lives, it superseded nitroglycerine which is very unstable and regularly killed quarry and mine workers when it exploded prematurely.
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"nitroglycerine" quote made it into every UK newspaper, from the broadsheets to the red-tops.
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