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Example sentences for "nitroglycerine"

Lexicographically close words:
nitrogen; nitrogenised; nitrogenized; nitrogenous; nitroglycerin; nitroso; nitrous; nits; nium; nius
  1. One of the aircars had rocketed and machine-gunned some Keegarkans who appeared to be trying to repair them; the other blew up King Orgzild's nitroglycerine plant.

  2. This, like his frequent headaches, was the effect of the work he did in these rooms--of inhaling nitroglycerine and kneading dynamite with his bare fists.

  3. It dissolves in nitroglycerine and liquid nitro-body, preventing their exudation.

  4. For ballistite the nitrocellulose is beaten up with nitroglycerine in water.

  5. When all the glycerine has been added, the liquid is allowed to stand, and the nitroglycerine rises to the surface.

  6. Ballistite: equal parts of nitroglycerine and soluble nitrocotton with some mineral jelly.

  7. We must get to the Aerolite storeroom, and see if we can unlimber some of the heavy gas guns and nitroglycerine weapons.

  8. Entering the storeroom, the two men hastily put together one of the large nitroglycerine guns, a big cannon, and a powder gatlin gun Toplinsky had brought along as a measure of defense.

  9. Four pounds of nitroglycerine are enough to work fearful havoc and mischief.

  10. Gridley did not slumber over the nitroglycerine mystery.

  11. Then, if anyone in town had any definite suspicion why so much nitroglycerine should be needed in that little city, he could communicate his suspicions or his facts to the police.

  12. If it's nitroglycerine in that box, a light, sharp blow might be enough to do the trick.

  13. Now, the arrival of four pounds of nitroglycerine at the local express office was believed to show that the lunatic had had comrades, or else that the crazy man had been used merely as a tool.

  14. The catching of the bank robbers solved the nitroglycerine mystery.

  15. Oh, but couldn't I use that five hundred, if only my training had fitted me for such deeds as running down a nitroglycerine peddler!

  16. One of the safe-blowing quartette was recognized by the police as having been in Gridley at the time when that nitroglycerine package was received at the express office.

  17. Over a million pounds of nitroglycerine were produced by Mowbray between 1866 and completion of the tunnel.

  18. As with the Burleigh drill, the general adoption of nitroglycerine was immediate once its qualities had been demonstrated.

  19. Blasting gelatine, like cordite, is a mixture of nitroglycerine and guncotton.

  20. Nitroglycerine is a colourless oil with a burning taste.

  21. It is made by macerating guncotton and nitroglycerine with their common solvent acetone.

  22. Some contain also nitroglycerine, and are then called nitroglycerine powders, whereas those that do not contain this substance are termed nitrocellulose powders.

  23. Powerful chemical compositions, such as nitroglycerine and its compounds, such as dynamite, etc.

  24. Across the top of this tank is stretched a frame of flannel, through which the nitroglycerine has to filter.

  25. The percentage composition of nitroglycerine is as follows:-- Found.

  26. There should also be no stain of nitroglycerine upon the paper.

  27. This would ensure its destruction, at the point of explosion; but I have no hope of any great damage being done, by merely putting two barrels of nitroglycerine down upon the line, and then firing them.

  28. But this time the pot was filled with nitroglycerine and the Turks were blown to pieces.

  29. These were filled with nitroglycerine mixed with pieces of old iron, such as shrapnel bullets and pieces of burst shells which we all collected--and most deadly weapons they proved, if a Turk got one in the stomach it simply blew him in two.


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