How do you use Nitroglycerine in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like nitroglycerin or nitrate, plus the exact meaning.
Nitroglycerine in a sentence
Nitroglycerine meaning
The 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.
Synonyms of Nitroglycerine
Using Nitroglycerine
- The main meaning on this page is: The 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.
- Useful related words include: nitroglycerin, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, nitrospan.
Context around Nitroglycerine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nitroglycerine
- In this selection, "nitroglycerine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, prescribed, containing, dangerous and explosive stand out and add context to how "nitroglycerine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dynamites containing nitroglycerine have a and new dangerous nitroglycerine explosive which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nitroglycerine" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nitroglycerine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gelatin dynamites containing nitroglycerine have a degree of water resistance. (10 words)
Cordite MD was developed to reduce barrel wear, its formula being 65% nitrocellulose, 30% nitroglycerine, and 5% petroleum jelly. (19 words)
The tunnels were all made with the new dangerous nitroglycerine explosive which expedited work but caused some fatal accidents. (19 words)
A few months before his death in 1896, Alfred Nobel was prescribed nitroglycerine for this heart condition, writing to a friend: "Isn't it the irony of fate that I have been prescribed nitro-glycerin, to be taken internally! (39 words)
Traces of military-grade explosives, including TNT and nitroglycerine, were found on their clothes when they returned to the UK in January 2014. (23 words)
Cordite MD was developed to reduce barrel wear, its formula being 65% nitrocellulose, 30% nitroglycerine, and 5% petroleum jelly. (19 words)
A few months before his death in 1896, Alfred Nobel was prescribed nitroglycerine for this heart condition, writing to a friend: "Isn't it the irony of fate that I have been prescribed nitro-glycerin, to be taken internally! (39 words)
Example sentences (5)
Traces of military-grade explosives, including TNT and nitroglycerine, were found on their clothes when they returned to the UK in January 2014.
A few months before his death in 1896, Alfred Nobel was prescribed nitroglycerine for this heart condition, writing to a friend: "Isn't it the irony of fate that I have been prescribed nitro-glycerin, to be taken internally!
Cordite MD was developed to reduce barrel wear, its formula being 65% nitrocellulose, 30% nitroglycerine, and 5% petroleum jelly.
Gelatin dynamites containing nitroglycerine have a degree of water resistance.
The tunnels were all made with the new dangerous nitroglycerine explosive which expedited work but caused some fatal accidents.