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nitro-explosive
nitro-explosive n. 
/ˌnʌɪtrəʊᵻkˈspləʊzɪv/, /ˌnʌɪtrəʊɛkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ˌnʌɪtrəʊɛkˈspləʊzɪv/, /ˌnaɪtroʊɛkˈsploʊsɪv/, /ˌnaɪtroʊᵻkˈsploʊzɪv/, /ˌnaɪtroʊɛkˈsploʊzɪv/ an explosive prepared by nitration, typically one containing nitrocellulose or nitroglycerine.
Brit. /ˌnʌɪtrəʊᵻkˈspləʊsɪv/
, /ˌnʌɪtrəʊᵻkˈspləʊsɪv//ˌnʌɪtrəʊᵻkˈspləʊzɪv//ˌnʌɪtrəʊɛkˈspləʊsɪv//ˌnʌɪtrəʊɛkˈspləʊzɪv/U.S. /ˌnaɪtroʊᵻkˈsploʊsɪv/
, /ˌnaɪtroʊᵻkˈsploʊsɪv//ˌnaɪtroʊɛkˈsploʊsɪv//ˌnaɪtroʊᵻkˈsploʊzɪv//ˌnaɪtroʊɛkˈsploʊzɪv/ΚΠ
1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 322 Unconfined wood-powder, in common with other nitro-explosives, may be inflamed without obtaining one-half of the available explosive force.
1904 Notes on Shooting (ed. 8) i. 1 They have..had their intended effect in enhancing the quality of the nitro explosive.
1945 Ecology 26 212/2 Nitro-explosives are in constant disintegration and with rise of temperature the rate of disintegration increases until instantaneous oxidation or explosion follows.
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