Definisjon av nitroglycerin

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Noun

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)
nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat
nitrate any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
vasodilative, vasodilator a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
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
brand name, marque, trade name, brand a name given to a product or service
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Substantiv

nitroglycerin - Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.

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  • Nitroglycerin (NG), also known as nitroglycerine,, trinitroglycerin, trinitroglycerine, 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane and glyceryl trinitrate, is a heavy, colorless, oily, explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol. Since the 1860s, it has been used as an active ingredient in the manufacture of explosives, specifically dynamite, and as such is employed in the construction and demolition industries. Similarly, since the 1880s, it has been used by the military as an active ingredient, and a gelatinizer for nitrocellulose, in some solid propellants, such as Cordite and Ballistite.

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  • Entall: nitroglycerin
  • Flertall: nitroglycerins

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