nitroglycerine
noun
nitroglycerine is spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-E-R-I-N-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nitroglycerine means “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nitroglycerine is nitroglycerines.
How many letters and syllables are in nitroglycerine?
| Letters | 14: N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-E-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nitroglycerine?
Nitroglycerine appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nitroglycerine?
Nitroglycerine has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nitroglycerine
- nitroglycerines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nitroglycerine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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 th
Holonym: dynamite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate nitroglycerine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of nitroglycerine: NG.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nitroglycerine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nitroglycérine |
| German | Nitroglyzerin |
| Portuguese | nitroglicerina |
| Spanish | nitroglicerina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nitroglycerine come from?
From nitro- + glycerine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).