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Grammar : Noun
Spell : nahy-truh-glis-er-in
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnaɪ trəˈglɪs ər ɪn

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Définition of nitroglycerin

  • As in dynamite : noun explosive
  • As in explosive : noun something that blows up
Example sentences :
  • Maybe—but so is picric acid; so is nitroglycerin; and so is pure gold.
  • Extract from : « Skylark Three » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • There was also a five-pound bottle of nitroglycerin standing on the bench.
  • Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim
  • A little inadvertence in the handling of a bottle of nitroglycerin may have been the cause.
  • Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim
  • There is just as much acid after the glycerin is turned into nitroglycerin as there was before.
  • Extract from : « The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 » by Various
  • Charcoal from cork is said to absorb about 90% of its weight of nitroglycerin.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 » by Various
  • It was as if two harmless chemicals had met and blended into nitroglycerin.
  • Extract from : « Told in the East » by Talbot Mundy
  • But if Eugene had wished, he could easily have taken George out of the nitroglycerin branch of the chemical works.
  • Extract from : « The Magnificent Ambersons » by Booth Tarkington
  • He went to his satchel again and took out a bottle of white tablets marked "Nitroglycerin."
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Quantity » by Henry van Dyke
  • Were they to stop but for a single second, the nitroglycerin would explode.
  • Extract from : « Careers of Danger and Daring » by Cleveland Moffett
  • The charcoal not only serves as the best absorbent for the nitroglycerin, but it plays also an important part in the combustion.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.--No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 » by Various
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