nitroglycerine

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

nitroglycerin

trinitroglycerin

glyceryl trinitrate

Nitrostat

Nitrospan

nitrogycerin

TNG

nitro

soup

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GTN

trinitroglycerine

glycerine-trinitrate

2,3-bispropyl nitrate

1,2,3-trinitrooxypropane

NG

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Translations

nitroglycérine

nitroglicerina

nitroglicerina

nitroglicerina

νιτρογλυκερίνη

trinitrina

nitroglicerina

Glyceroltrinitrat

Propan-1,2,3-trioltrinitrat

Glycerintrinitrat

Glyceryltrinitrat

Trinitroglycerol

نِتْرُوغلِيسِرِين

NGL

Etymology

From nitro- + glycerine.