Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A nitrate containing three nitric-acid radicals.
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- noun chemistry Any compound containing three
nitrate groups
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Examples
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That device also contained PETN, or pentaerythritol trinitrate.
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen Peter Finn 2010
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That device also contained PETN, or pentaerythritol trinitrate.
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen Peter Finn 2010
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That device also contained PETN, or pentaerythritol trinitrate.
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen Peter Finn 2010
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There's a bit of anecdotal evidence that TSA explosive detectors will indeed false-positive on people who have handled glyceryl trinitrate pills.
Making Light: Beating airport chemical detection systems 2010
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A prescription for nitroglycerin sometimes called glyceryl trinitrate, prescribed for some heart conditions, is a contraindication for Viagra.
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"I'll leave you some trinitrate -- you know what to do if she has another attack -- but I want to know at once."
Tulips For Augusta Neels, Betty 1971
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It is also noteworthy that levulose gave this same product, the trinitrate of the anhydride (levulosan) by both methods of nitration (_supra_).
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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Thus with the direct ester reactions the normal fibrous cellulose (C_ {6} H_ {16} O_ {5}) yields a monoacetate, dibenzoate, and a trinitrate respectively under conditions which determine, with the simple hexoses and anhydrides, the maximum esterification, i.e. all the OH groups reacting.
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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Celluloid is in some respects an ideal medium for film, as it is both transparent and flexible, but it is also a close cousin of cellulose trinitrate, an explosive also known as guncotton.
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Give or take 300mg to 400mg of aspirin or dispirin to chew, GTN or NTG (glyceryl trinitrate) spray or sublingual tablets under the tongue, and morphine sulfate to kill pain.
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