Meanings
plural nitroglycerines
- uncountableusuallychemistryThe 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.
Holonym: dynamite
Synonyms: GTN, NG, glycerine trinitrate, glycerol trinitrate, glyceryl trinitrate, trinitroglycerin, TNG, nitroleum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Egyptiannṯr
- Egyptiannṯrj
- Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
- Englishnitro-
- Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
- Frenchglycérine
- Englishglycerine
- Englishnitroglycerine
Translations
Basque nitroglizerina
- nitroglizerinathe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Catalan nitroglicerina
- nitroglicerinathe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Chinese Mandarin 硝化甘油
- 硝化甘油 (xiāohuàgānyóu)the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Czech nitroglycerin
- nitroglycerinthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Finnish nitroglyseriini
- nitroglyseriinithe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
French nitroglycérine
- nitroglycérinethe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
German Nitroglyzerin
- Nitroglyzerinthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Greek νιτρογλυκερίνη
- νιτρογλυκερίνη (nitroglykeríni)the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Hungarian nitroglicerin
- nitroglicerinthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Irish nítriglicrín
- nítriglicrínthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Italian nitroglicerina
- nitroglicerinathe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Japanese ニトログリセリン
- ニトログリセリン (nitoroguriserin)the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Norwegian Bokmål nitroglyserol, nitroglyserin
- nitroglyserolthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
- nitroglyserinthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Polish nitrogliceryna
- nitroglicerynathe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Portuguese nitroglicerina
- nitroglicerinathe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Russian нитроглицери́н
- нитроглицери́н (nitroglicerín)the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Spanish nitroglicerina
- nitroglicerinathe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Tagalog nitrogliserina
- nitrogliserinathe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Turkish nitrogliserin
- nitrogliserinthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Vietnamese nitroglyxerin
- nitroglyxerinthe compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate
Cite this entry
nitroglycerine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroglycerine
“nitroglycerine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroglycerine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitroglycerine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroglycerine.
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