nitroglycerine

IPA: naɪtroʊgɫˈɪsɝʌn

(organic chemistry) 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.

Examples of "nitroglycerine" in Sentences

"nitroglycerine" quote made it into every UK newspaper, from the broadsheets to the red-tops.
But his 'nitroglycerine' comment is, even for him, racy by the standards of the normally placid bond market.
Chemical explosives such as nitroglycerine were developed and their connection with the Nobel Prize is well known.
Those taking nitrate medications, such as nitroglycerine, to treat chest pain, or alpha blockers for blood pressure.
MCCARRON: Anything with a nitrate compound, anything with gunpowder or fireworks, even heart medication, such as nitroglycerine will show a positive on this.
Also Nobel invented Dynamite to save lives, it superseded nitroglycerine which is very unstable and regularly killed quarry and mine workers when it exploded prematurely.
Powerful chemical compositions, such as nitroglycerine and its compounds, such as dynamite, etc., have supplanted gunpowder, and electricity, is now almost invariably the firing agent.