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- [nahy-truh-glis-er-in]
- /ˌnaɪ trəˈglɪs ər ɪn/
- /ˌnaɪ.trəʊ.ˈɡlɪ.sə.riːn/
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- [nahy-truh-glis-er-in]
- /ˌnaɪ trəˈglɪs ər ɪn/
Definitions of nitroglycerin word
- noun nitroglycerin a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris. 1
- noun nitroglycerin An explosive yellow liquid made by nitrating glycerol, used in explosives such as dynamite. It is also used in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris. 1
- noun nitroglycerin explosive substance, also used as medicine 1
- uncountable noun nitroglycerin Nitroglycerin is a liquid that is used to make explosives and also in some medicines. 0
- noun nitroglycerin a thick, pale-yellow, flammable, explosive oil, C3H5(ONO2)3, prepared by treating glycerin with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids: used in medicine and in making dynamites and propellants 0
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Origin of nitroglycerin
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; nitro- + glycerin
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Parts of speech for Nitroglycerin
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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nitroglycerin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nitroglycerin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nitroglycerin
noun nitroglycerin
- explosive — Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes.
- tnt — trinitrotoluene: explosive substance
- gelignite — gelatin dynamite.
- trinitrotoluene — TNT.
- ammunition — Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
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