trinitrate
Any compound containing three nitrate groups
Noun
- Any compound containing three nitrate groups
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- French nitratebor. English nitrate English trinitrate From tri- + nitrate.
Forms
Derived
glycerine trinitrate glycerol trinitrate glyceryl trinitrate