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Polyacid :: Polyacid (a.) Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are polyacid bases..

Glonoine :: Glonoine (n.) A dilute solution of nitroglycerin used as a neurotic.

Glyceric :: Glyceric (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycerin..

Triacid :: Triacid (a.) Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monobasic acid or the equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms which may be acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; thus, glycerin is a triacid base..

Glonoine :: Glonoine (n.) Same as Nitroglycerin; -- called also oil of glonoin.

Nitroleum :: Nitroleum (n.) Nitroglycerin.

Court-plaster :: Court-plaster (n.) Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin..

Explosive :: Explosive (n.) An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine..

Glyceride :: Glyceride (n.) A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially..

Ethylin :: Ethylin () Any one of the several complex ethers of ethyl and glycerin.

Nitroglycerin :: Nitroglycerin (n.) A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called glycerin nitrate. It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of glonion..

Ester :: Ester (n.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc..

Linoleic :: Linoleic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chem.), designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts..

Glycerin :: Glycerin (n.) Alt. of Glycerin.

Stearate :: Steapsin (n.) An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice. It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids.

Margarin :: Margarin (n.) A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and teipalmitin..

Lithofracteur :: Lithofracteur (n.) An explosive compound of nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.

Myristin :: Myristin (n.) The myristate of glycerin, -- found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc..

Butyrin :: Butyrin (n.) A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor..

Vigorite :: Vigorite (n.) An explosive containing nitroglycerin. It is used in blasting.

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