nitroglycerine

/ -ˈɡlɪsərɪn; ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsəˌriːn /

noun

1. a pale yellow viscous explosive liquid substance made from glycerol and nitric and sulphuric acids and used in explosives, and in medicine as a vasodilator. Formula: CH 2 NO 3 CHNO 3 CH 2 NO 3 Also calledtrinitroglycerine

Example Sentences

He held more than 300 patents but his claim to fame before the Nobel Prizes was having invented dynamite by mixing nitroglycerine with a compound that made the explosive more stable.

From Seattle Times

She worries a great deal about her pupils, who know far too much about human suffering and brutality: “Booby trap. Incendiary device. Gelignite. Nitroglycerine. Petrol bomb. Rubber bullets. Saracen. Internment. The Special Powers Act. Vanguard. The vocabulary of a 7-year-old child now.”

From New York Times

Asked to keep a game close in hopes of a late rally, reliever Diego Castillo provided a performance which was the equivalent of backing up a nitroglycerine truck into dumpster fire.

From Seattle Times

We were all of us painfully aware of that metaphoric vial of nitroglycerine which Bunny carried around with him day and night, and which, from time to time, he allowed us a glimpse of, unless anyone forget it was always with him, and he had the power to dash it to the floor whenever he pleased.

From Literature

The dynamite had turned grainy and deteriorated to the point that the nitroglycerine, the compound responsible for giving dynamite its punch, had crystallized into wisp-like hairs resembling mold on cheese, Valencia said.

From Los Angeles Times