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PRONUNCIATION OF NITROMETHANE

nitromethane  [ˌnaɪtrəʊˈmiːθeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NITROMETHANE

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Nitromethane is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NITROMETHANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nitromethane

Nitromethane is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3NO 2. It is the simplest organic nitro compound. It is a slightly viscous, highly polar liquid commonly used as a solvent in a variety of industrial applications such as in extractions, as a reaction medium, and as a cleaning solvent. As an intermediate in organic synthesis, it is used widely in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, explosives, fibers, and coatings. Nitromethane is used as a fuel in various hobbies, e.g. Top Fuel drag racing and miniature internal combustion engines in radio-controlled models.

Definition of nitromethane in the English dictionary

The definition of nitromethane in the dictionary is an oily colourless liquid obtained from methane and used as a solvent and rocket fuel and in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: CH3NO2.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NITROMETHANE


chloromethane
ˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
diazomethane
daɪˌeɪzəʊˈmiːθeɪn
dichlorodifluoromethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌflʊərəʊˈmiːθeɪn
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn
dichloromethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
ethane
ˈiːθeɪn
ethoxyethane
ɛˌθɒksɪˈiːθeɪn
hexachlorethane
ˌhɛksəklɔːrˈiːθeɪn
methane
ˈmiːθeɪn
polyurethane
ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərəˌθeɪn
sulfonmethane
ˌsʌlfɒnˈmiːθeɪn
sulphonmethane
ˌsʌlfɒnˈmiːθeɪn
tetrachloromethane
ˈtɛtrəklɔːrəʊˌmiːθeɪn
thane
θeɪn
tribromomethane
ˌtraɪbrəʊməʊˈmiːθeɪn
trichloroethane
traɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn
trichloromethane
traɪˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
trihalomethane
traɪˌheɪləʊˈmiːθeɪn
triiodomethane
ˌtraɪaɪˌəʊdəʊˈmiːθeɪn
triphenylmethane
traɪˌfiːnaɪlˈmiːθeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NITROMETHANE

nitrogenisation
nitrogenise
nitrogenization
nitrogenize
nitrogenous
nitroglycerin
nitroglycerine
nitrohydrochloric acid
nitrolic
nitrometer
nitrometric
nitroparaffin
nitrophilous
nitrosamine
nitrosation
nitroso
nitrosyl
nitrotoluene
nitrous
nitrous acid

WORDS THAT END LIKE NITROMETHANE

abthane
allophane
barchane
camphane
Cellophane
cymophane
halothane
hedyphane
hexachloroethane
hexachlorophane
hyalophane
hydrophane
lithophane
Masakhane
Phomvihane
rhodophane
stephane
tryptophane

Synonyms and antonyms of nitromethane in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nitromethane» into 25 languages

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The translations of nitromethane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nitromethane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硝基甲烷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nitrometano
570 millions of speakers

English

nitromethane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nitromethane
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النيتروميثان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нитрометан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nitrometano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nitromethane
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nitrométhane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nitromethane
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nitromethan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニトロメタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

니트로 메탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nitromethane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nitromethane
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நைட்ரோமீதேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाइट्रोमेथेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nitrometan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrometano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nitrometanu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нитрометан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nitrometan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nitromethane
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nitromethane
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nitrometan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nitrometan
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nitromethane

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NITROMETHANE»

Discover the use of nitromethane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nitromethane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nitromethane from the People's Republic of China
Covers the product, the U.S. market (shipments, inventories, employment, etc.), financial experience of U.S. producers, pricing, lost sales and lost revenues, and much more. Over 30 charts, tables and graphs.
DIANE Publishing Company, 1994
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Detonation: Theory and Experiment
The densities of nitromethane and Acenina are nearly the same, 1159 kg/m' ( 1.159 g/cm*) and 1139 kg/m' respectively at 4°C, but their initial energy densities differ by 1.410 M.I/kg (337 cal/g), with nitromethane having the higher energy.
Wildon Fickett, William C. Davis, 2012
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Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants, Second Edition
filled corner of Plexiglas. The plane wave matched nitromethane pressure is 87.6 kbar (Us = 0.448, Up = 0.174, TH = 1180°K). If the distance units in Figure 3.16 are cm, the time since the shock arrived at the nitromethane /Plexiglas interface is  ...
Charles L. Mader, 1997
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Energetic Materials: Part 1. Decomposition, Crystal and ...
The electronic structure of the excited states of aci-nitromethane have been studied experimentally by Beijersbergen, et al. using charge-transfer collisions with cesium and sodium atoms [35]. Nitromethane has been considered to be a very ...
‎2003
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High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids III
Nitromethane. and. Sensitized. Nitromethane. To date, the most comprehensive optical spectroscopy effort on a shocked, condensed explosive has been the work on liquid nitro- methane at Washington State University (W.S.U.). In this section ...
Lee W. Davison, Mohsen Shahinpoor, 1998
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Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected ...
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5170.html APPENDIX B 332 Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism No pharmacokinetic data have been found in the literature search. Because nitromethane has been found to be toxic in rabbits after oral or inhalation ...
Subcommittee on Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentration, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1996
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Report on Carcinogens (12th Ed. )
BrJCancer67(2): 347-350. Nitromethane CAS No. 75-52-5 Reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen First listed in the Eleventh Report on Carcinogens (2004) O2N—CH3 Carcinogenicity Nitromethane is reasonably anticipated to be ...
Nat. Toxicology Program (NTP) (NIH), 2011
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ADVANCES IN CATALYSIS
Aluminum Chloride-Nitroalkane Solutions Aluminum chloride dissolves in as little as its own weight of the readily available nitroparaffins, nitromethane, nitroethane , and the two nitropropanes. The resulting solutions, particularly those ...
W. G. Frankenburg, Vasili Ilyich Komarewsky, Sir Eric Keightley Rideal, 1948
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High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids VI: Old Paradigms ...
The most extensively studied cellular structure in condensed phase explosives is in nitromethane, where the scale of the turbulence can be increased by dilution with acetone. Figure 3.6 is a direct head- on photograph of the detonation front in  ...
Yasuyuki Horie, Lee W. Davison, Naresh Thadani, 2003
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Monosaccharide Sugars: Chemical Synthesis by Chain ...
Chain Extension with Nitromethane Most of the chain-extension experiments have been carried9 out with nitromethane, the simplest nitroalkane. Free aldoses , or protected saccharides carrying a free-aldehyde moiety, were condensed with  ...
Zoltan Gyorgydeak, Istvan Pelyvas, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NITROMETHANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nitromethane is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ground control: RC pilots show off planes, fying skills
... and single-engine planes, which are powered by lithium polymer batteries or Glow fuel, a mixture of methanol, nitromethane and oil. «News Item, Jul 15»
2
MDIR pre-race report: It¹s Time! WPGC Bike Fest Lands at MDIR
The earth shaking, 5 second, 240+ mph, blown, nitromethane-burning, two wheeled bombs of Larry “Spiderman” McBride and David Vantine ... «Bikeland, Jul 15»
3
Pittsburgh area fans will head for Norwalk, Ohio, en masse this …
“At home, you can't get the nitromethane in your face, you can't feel your chest compress when 10,000 horsepower launches off the starting line ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Turbine-Powered "Green Monster" Shoots Flames at the Driver, Hits …
However, this nitromethane monster is hardly a pensioner. During one of its passes at the Quaker City Motorsports Park (in Salem, Ohio), the ... «autoevolution, Jul 15»
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2015 Chrysler 300C Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
With 8 liters (488 cubic inches) capacity and running on a mixture of methanol and nitromethane massively compressed by supercharging, they ... «The Auto Channel, Jul 15»
6
Route 66 Raceway to Hold Nitro School
... at the races, from engine teardowns, to the sensations of nitromethane-powered dragsters, to the physical impact of going zero to 320 mph. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Drag racer dies at Famoso Raceway on Saturday
Garten's nostalgia Funny Car runs on Nitromethane and is capable of traveling a quarter mile in under six seconds, at speeds over 230 miles ... «Kern Golden Empire, Jun 15»
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Saturday Night Nitro events gaining big-time momentum
What was once a showcase event of nitromethane-powered nostalgia Funny Cars has turned into one of the must-run events for many in the ... «The Bakersfield Californian, Jun 15»
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Radio-control car hobbyists bank on finding an eager local crowd
... fuel-powered models use glow plug engines, small internal combustion engines fueled by a special mixture of nitromethane, methanol, and a ... «West Central Tribune, Jun 15»
10
Hagan's place of peace
According to Hagan, the view at 6 mph from his tractor sure beats the pressure of the nitromethane-powered Funny Car wars. “You get into ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jun 15»

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