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Glycerine, Nitro

Glycerine, Nitro. See EXPLOSIVES, and 38 & 39 Vict. c. 17, and 13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 17...


Nitro-glycerine

Nitro-glycerine. See the Explosives Act,1875, and EXPLOSIVES....


Explosive

Explosive, means gunpowder, introglycerine, nitroglycol, gun-cotton, di-nitro-toluene, tri-nitro-toluene, picric acid, di-nitro-phenol, tri-nitro-resorcinol (styphnic acid), cyclo-trimethylene-tri-nitramine, penta-erythritol-tetranitrate, tetryl, nitro-guanidine, lead azide, lead styphynte, fulminate of mercury or any other metal, diazo-di-nitro-phenol, coloured fires or any other substance whether a single chemical compound or a mixture of substances, whether solid or liquid or gaseous used or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by explosion or pyrotechnic effect; and includes fog-signals, fireworks, fuses, rockets, percussion-caps, detonators, cartridges, ammuni-tion of all descriptions and every adaptation or preparation of an explosive as defined in this clause. [Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), s. 4 (d)]...


Dualin

An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds It is inferior to dynamite and is more liable to explosion...


Nitraniline

Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline nitroaniline In general they are yellow crystalline substances...


nitro

Nitroglycerin...


Nitro chloroform

Same as Chlorpicrin...


Nitroform

A nitro derivative of methane analogous to chloroform obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance CHNO23 quite explosive and having well defined acid properties...


Nitrol

Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon atom...


Nitromethane

A nitro derivative of methane CH3NO2 obtained as a mobile liquid called also nitrocarbol It has been used as a rocket fuel and as a gasoline additive to add power to the fuel especially in racing cars...


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