Meaning of Nitroglycerine | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
العربية
النتروجليسرين
Čeština
nitroglycerin
Español
nitroglicerina
Suomi
nitroglyseriini
Français
nitroglycérine
Gaeilge
nítriglicrín
Italiano
nitroglicerina
日本語
ニトログリセリン
Polski
nitrogliceryna
Português
nitroglicerina
Русский
нитроглицери́н
Tagalog
nitrogliserina
Türkçe
nitrogliserin
Tiếng Việt
nitroglyxerin
Examples
“Holonym: dynamite”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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