NITRO-GLYCERINE

is an exceeding! dangerous compound of nitric acid ar glycerine. Unle most carefully pr pared it is liable to explode spontaneousl) and in any case will explode with a sma blow. United with cotton, or some suc absorbent, it becomes le sensitive, an can be handled with comparative safety Mixed with an absorbent earth name kieselquhr, it forms dynamite. [s. 225]