HEXANITRATE

Meaning of HEXANITRATE in English

|heksə+ noun

Etymology: hexa- + nitrate

: a compound containing six nitrate groups in the molecule

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HEXANITRATE — /hek'seuh nuy"trayt/ , n. any compound containing six nitrate groups. [ HEXA- + NITRATE ]
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MANNITOL HEXANITRATE — noun : an explosive crystalline ester C 6 H 8 (NO 3 ) 6 made by nitration of mannitol and …
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MANNITOL HEXANITRATE — Chem., Pharm. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 6 H 8 N 6 O 18 , used as a …
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MANNITOL — ˈmanəˌtȯl, -tōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mannite + -ol : a slightly sweet crystalline hexahydroxy alcohol …
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NITROMANNITOL — /nuy'treuh man"i tawl', -tol'/ , n. Chem. See mannitol hexanitrate . Also, nitromannite /nuy'treuh man"uyt/ . [ NITRO- + MANNITOL …
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MANNITOL — /man"i tawl', -tol'/ , n. 1. Chem. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 …
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