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💊 A chemical compound 🧪 With three nitrates
trinitrate

trinitrate

8.9
Containing three nitrate groups in its molecule
  • adjective
  • /ˈtraɪnɪˌtreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trinitrato
  • The laboratory produced a trinitrate compound for use in medical research.

Examples

  • Nitroglycerin is a well-known trinitrate compound.

  • The chemist analyzed the trinitrate sample to determine its purity.

  • Nitroglycerin is a well-known trinitrate used in both medicine and explosives.

  • The compound is a trinitrate used in explosives.

  • The laboratory produced a trinitrate compound for use in medical research.

  • Nitroglycerin is a well-known trinitrate used in both medicine and explosives.

  • The chemist analyzed the trinitrate sample to determine its purity.

Compounds

glyceryl trinitrate
  • Specialized
6.6

A strong chemical used as a medicine to relieve chest pain and in explosives

Surface Forms

trinitrate positive

Morphology

trinitrate = nitrate (transparent) = tri + nitrate

Formed by the productive prefix 'tri-' (three) attached to 'nitrate'; the meaning 'having three nitrate groups' is compositionally clear though technical.

Etymology

Trinitrate comes from tri- 'three' and nitrate 'a nitrogen-containing group', a part you see in words like nitroglycerin, so the word gives a clear image of three nitrate parts in one molecule.