trinitrotoluene
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trinitrotoluene
Example Sentences
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Hence it has been displaced by more suitable substances, notably by trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Mononitrotoluene is put in at one end of the plant and comes out as trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
This aerial torpedo is a small missile carrying a charge of high explosive, such as trinitrotoluene, and depends for its detonation upon impact or a time fuse.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
The Germans did not develop this explosive as much as the Entente Powers, who effected great economy of trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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