English-Portuguese translations for nitroglycerine

• nitroglicerina
  É preciso que fique claro que é o monóxido de azoto que está na origem do prémio Nobel e não a nitroglicerina. So it must be stated clearly that the Nobel Prize was awarded for nitric oxide, and not for nitroglycerine.
  Ora isto foi traduzido pelos intérpretes, e não é culpa deles, por nitroglicerina, que é um explosivo perigoso. This was translated by the interpreters - and this was not their fault - as nitroglycerine, which is a dangerous explosive.

Definition of nitroglycerine

• 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

Related words

• nitroglycerin
• trinitroglycerin
• trinitroglycerine