Explore Nitroglycerin through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like nitroglycerine or nitrate. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Nitroglycerin meaning
Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.
Synonyms of Nitroglycerin
Using Nitroglycerin
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.
- Useful related words include: nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, nitrospan.
- In the example corpus, nitroglycerin often appears in combinations such as: of nitroglycerin, nitroglycerin with, and nitroglycerin.
Context around Nitroglycerin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nitroglycerin
- In this selection, "nitroglycerin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, combines, doses, liquid, known and results stand out and add context to how "nitroglycerin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amount of nitroglycerin it contains and dynamite combines nitroglycerin with adsorbents. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nitroglycerin" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nitroglycerin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ammonium nitrate has only 85% of the chemical energy of nitroglycerin. (11 words)
Manufacturing Nitroglycerin can be produced by acid catalyzed nitration of glycerol (glycerine). (12 words)
There's also a Nitro, Quebec, named after Nitroglycerin from what I understand. (13 words)
In the past, nitroglycerin was often shipped in the frozen state, but this resulted in a high number of accidents during the thawing process just before its use. (28 words)
Over time, regardless of the sorbent used, sticks of dynamite will "weep" or "sweat" nitroglycerin, which can then pool in the bottom of the box or storage area. (28 words)
Many early mines were fragile and dangerous to handle, as they contained glass containers filled with nitroglycerin or mechanical devices that activated a blast upon tipping. (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dynamite combines nitroglycerin with adsorbents and stabilizers, rendering it safe to use, but retaining the powerful explosive properties of nitroglycerin.
There's also a Nitro, Quebec, named after Nitroglycerin from what I understand.
Ammonium nitrate has only 85% of the chemical energy of nitroglycerin.
A range of smokeless powders that contain both nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin, known as double-base propellants, were also developed.
A serious problem in the use of nitroglycerin results from its high freezing point convert.
At low doses, nitroglycerin will dilate veins more than arteries, thereby reducing preload ; this is thought to be its primary mechanism of action.
Dynamite is usually rated by "weight strength" (the amount of nitroglycerin it contains), usually from 20% to 60%.
Early in its history, it was discovered that liquid nitroglycerin can be "desensitized" by cooling it to about convert.
Failing this, it must be assumed that desensitized nitroglycerin is substantially more difficult to detonate, possibly rendering it useless as an explosive for practical application.
For example, 40% dynamite is composed of 40% nitroglycerin and 60% "dope" (the absorbent storage medium mixed with the stabilizer and any additives).
In the past, nitroglycerin was often shipped in the frozen state, but this resulted in a high number of accidents during the thawing process just before its use.
Manufacturing Nitroglycerin can be produced by acid catalyzed nitration of glycerol (glycerine).
Many early mines were fragile and dangerous to handle, as they contained glass containers filled with nitroglycerin or mechanical devices that activated a blast upon tipping.
Nitroglycerin has been used in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing, a process used to recover oil and gas from shale formations.
Nitroglycerin is an example that gives a positive Ames yet is still used in treatment today.
Over time, regardless of the sorbent used, sticks of dynamite will "weep" or "sweat" nitroglycerin, which can then pool in the bottom of the box or storage area.
Paint, varnish, lubricating oil, leather dressings, furniture polish, insecticides, and nitroglycerin are made from peanut oil.
S. border in mid-December 1999 with a car full of nitroglycerin and bomb-making materials.
Shipments of the highly explosive nitroglycerin for tunneling by the Central Pacific were halted after two ships carrying it had blown up.
Sobrero strongly opposed the use of nitroglycerin, as it was unpredictable, exploding when subjected to heat or pressure.
Common combinations with nitroglycerin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of nitroglycerin 10×
- nitroglycerin with 3×
- and nitroglycerin 3×
- nitroglycerin is 3×
- nitroglycerin and 3×
- explosive nitroglycerin 2×
- liquid nitroglycerin 2×
- nitroglycerin can 2×
- nitroglycerin in 2×
- nitroglycerin to 2×