nitramine1
/ˈnʌɪtrəmiːn/(also nitroamine) Chemistry
noun
1Any of a class of compounds containing the group \\\\\NO2, some of which are used as propellants or explosives.
2Specifically. An aromatic compound of this class, (CH3)(NO2)NC6H2(NO2)3, used as a pH indicator and in explosives.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From nitro- + amine.
nitramine2
/ˈnʌɪtrəmiːn/Chemistry
noun
An alkaloid which occurs naturally in several shrubs of the genus Nitraria (nitre-bushes); C10H19NO.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From scientific Latin nitr- (in Nitraria, genus name) + amine, after Russian nitramin.