nitroglycerine (Meaning)
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nitroglycerine (n)
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)
Synonyms & Antonyms of nitroglycerine
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
nitroglycerine Sentence Examples
- The doctor administered nitroglycerine to relieve the patient's angina.
- The construction crew used nitroglycerine to blast through the rock.
- The unstable nature of nitroglycerine makes it highly dangerous to handle.
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of nitroglycerine.
- Alfred Nobel initially intended nitroglycerine for use as a blasting agent.
- Nitroglycerine is a vasodilator, meaning it widens blood vessels.
- The accidental explosion of nitroglycerine in Stockholm led to the invention of dynamite.
- The use of nitroglycerine in explosives has declined due to its volatility.
- Nitroglycerine is a clear, colorless liquid with a sweet taste.
- The chemical formula for nitroglycerine is C3H5N3O9.
FAQs About the word nitroglycerine
a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan a
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The doctor administered nitroglycerine to relieve the patient's angina.
The construction crew used nitroglycerine to blast through the rock.
The unstable nature of nitroglycerine makes it highly dangerous to handle.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of nitroglycerine.
