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nitrate vs nitroglycerin

nitroglycerin vs nitrate

nitrate and nitroglycerin both are nouns.

nitrate is a verb but nitroglycerin is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nitrate Yes No Yes No
nitroglycerin Yes No No No
As nouns, nitroglycerin is a hyponym of nitrate; that is, nitroglycerin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nitrate:
  • nitrate: any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  • nitroglycerin: a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
nitrate (noun) nitroglycerin (noun)
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
nitrate (verb) nitroglycerin (verb)
treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
Difference between nitrate and nitroglycerin

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