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# {{lb|en|organic compound}} The simplest [[nitroparaffin]], CH<sub>3</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>; a [[colourless]] [[oily]] [[liquid]] used in [[organic]] [[synthesis]], and as a [[fuel]] for [[rocket]]s, [[racing car]]s and [[model]] [[aircraft]]. |
# {{lb|en|organic compound}} The simplest [[nitroparaffin]], CH<sub>3</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>; a [[colourless]] [[oily]] [[liquid]] used in [[organic]] [[synthesis]], and as a [[fuel]] for [[rocket]]s, [[racing car]]s and [[model]] [[aircraft]]. |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Marlan Davis|title=What Is '''Nitromethane''', Anyway?|magazine=w:MotorTrend|url=https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/hrdp-1304-what-is-nitromethane-anyway/|date=21-07-2022|passage=After trial and error, they settled on '''nitromethane'''—a dry-cleaning solvent and sometime rocket fuel—as by far the most potent.}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:56, 4 September 2024
See also: nitrométhane
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[edit]nitromethane (countable and uncountable, plural nitromethanes)
- (organic chemistry) The simplest nitroparaffin, CH3NO2; a colourless oily liquid used in organic synthesis, and as a fuel for rockets, racing cars and model aircraft.
- 2022 July 21, Marlan Davis, “What Is Nitromethane, Anyway?”, in MotorTrend[1]:
- After trial and error, they settled on nitromethane—a dry-cleaning solvent and sometime rocket fuel—as by far the most potent.