nitrosaccharin

N1I1T1R1O1S1A1C3C3H4A1R1I1N1

noun

An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, guncotton, etc.

OriginEnglish saccharin ← German Saccharin ← Latin saccharum →
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Meanings

nounnitrosaccharin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, guncotton, etc.

    6-saccharin

Origin

  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  4. Englishnitro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  7. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  8. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  9. Palisakkharā
  10. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  11. Latinsaccharon
  12. Latinsaccharum
  13. GermanSaccharin
  14. Englishsaccharin
  15. Englishnitrosaccharin

From nitro- + saccharin.

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APA

nitrosaccharin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrosaccharin

MLA

“nitrosaccharin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrosaccharin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitrosaccharin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrosaccharin.

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