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nitrosaccharin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, guncotton, etc.

Word forms

nitrosaccharin

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum German -in German Saccharinbor. English saccharin English nitrosaccharin From nitro- + saccharin.

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