nitramine

[ nahy-truh-meen, nahy-tram-in ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of a class of compounds containing the nitramino group.
2. tetryl.

nitramine

/ ˈnaɪtrəˌmiːn /

noun

1. another name for tetryl

Word History and Origins

Origin of nitramine¹

nitr- + amine

Example Sentences

They behave, however, as tautomeric substances, since their alkali salts on methylation give nitrogen ethers, whilst their silver salts yield oxygen ethers: Phenyl nitramine, C6H5NH�NO2, is a colourless crystalline solid, which melts at 46� C. Sodium amalgam in alkaline solution reduces it to phenylhydrazine.

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