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trinitrotoluene

[ trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chemistry.

trinitrotoluene

/ traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn; traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌɒl /

First recorded in 1895–1900; trinitro- + toluene

Densite: alkaline nitrates, trinitrotoluene, dinitrotoluene, and ammonium chloride.

Fumyl is a smoke-producing explosive, and contains trinitrotoluene and ammonium chloride.

The Germans did not develop this explosive as much as the Entente Powers, who effected great economy of trinitrotoluene.

Motto for British traders: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try trinitrotoluene."

He has been silenced for a year by the roar of trinitrotoluene and the bluster of fools; and the world is in ruins.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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