cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine

American

[sahy-kloh-trahy-meth-uh-leen-trahy-nahy-truh-meen, -nahy-tram-in, sik-loh-] / ˌsaɪ kloʊ traɪˈmɛθ əˌlin traɪˌnaɪ trəˈmin, -naɪˈtræm ɪn, ˌsɪk loʊ- /

noun

Chemistry.

RDX.

Etymology

Origin of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine

cyclo- + tri- + methylene + tri- + nitr- + amine

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But the girdle seems to have packed three to five sticks of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, a powerful plastic explosive commonly used for demolition work.

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