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Does Nitroglycerin React with Water

Sarah Jenkins • Sep 29, 2026 • 7 min read

Does Nitroglycerin React with Water

Slightly soluble in water. NITROGLYCERIN is incompatible with heat, ozone, shock, acids.

Does water affect nitroglycerin?

Nitroglycerin is soluble in water, ethanol, and methanol and miscible with ether, acetone, and chloroform. The medical use of nitroglycerin is for treatment of human angina and left ventricular failure as a drug.

Do nitroglycerin pills explode?

* Nitroglycerin can explode if SHOCKED or HEATED.

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