nitroguanidine

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noun

A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.

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Meanings

nounnitroguanidine (countable and uncountable, plural nitroguanidines)

plural nitroguanidines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.

Origin

From nitro- + guanidine.

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APA

nitroguanidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroguanidine

MLA

“nitroguanidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroguanidine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitroguanidine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroguanidine.

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