nitroglycerine
nitroglycerin (-ˈɡlɪsərɪn)
/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsəˌriːn) /
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 called: trinitroglycerine
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More like bomb-shells, military mines, torpedoes, and nitroglycerine trains.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.This is done by placing there several gallons of nitroglycerine with a fulminating cap on top.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. Mowrynitroglycerine, when absorbed in a porous earth called 'Kieselguhr', is called dynamite.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousWhen all the glycerine has been added, the liquid is allowed to stand, and the nitroglycerine rises to the surface.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousKieselguhr, or simply guhr, absorbs twice its weight of nitroglycerine; cork charcoal absorbs nine times its weight.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
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