nitromanniten.
/nʌɪtrəʊˈmanʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌnaɪtroʊˈmæˌnaɪt/ Chemistry and Pharmacology.
An explosive colourless crystalline substance, C6H8(ONO2)6, which is obtained by treating mannitol with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids and used in the manufacture of explosive caps and medicinally as a vasodilator; mannitol hexanitrate.
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1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 91 It is insoluble in water, but is readily dissolved by boiling alcohol; the nitromannite..crystallizes in fine needles as the solution cools.
1864 H. Spencer Princ. Biol. I. 8 Explosiveness is a property of nitro-mannite, and also of nitro-glycerine.
1890 Manufacturer & Builder July 154/2 This group [sc. nitro-compounds] embraces nitro-cellulose (gun cotton), nitro-mannite, nitro-dextrine, nitro-sugar and nitro-glycerine.
1917 Science 24 Aug. 193/2 The reason nitromannite is not made commercially is probably the prohibitive cost of mannite.
1979 Polish Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Pharmacy 31 207 Organic nitrites (sodium nitrite, amyl nitrite) and nitrates (nitroglycerin, pentaerythritol, nitromannite) affect..glycogenolytic activities in the heart and skeletal muscle.
1987 P. M. Collins Carbohydrates 328/2 [Mannitol] Hexanitrate... Nitromannitol. Nitromannite. Vasodilator... Explodes upon percussion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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