Mother of Satan

noun

1. an informal name for TATP

Example Sentences

TATP, or tri-acetone tri-peroxide, has been used in extremist attacks worldwide and has been nicknamed the “mother of Satan” because of its volatility.

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The powder is used by terrorist groups, such as ISIS, to make so-called “Mother of Satan” bombs.

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More than 20 pounds of the triacetone triperoxide, an explosive compound sometimes called “the mother of Satan,” was found at a Federal Way house where a man’s SUV exploded on Tuesday.

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He said that these types of bombs are known as the Mother of Satan.

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Palestinian insurgents who experimented with it in the 1980s nicknamed it "the mother of Satan" because the white crystal powder can be easily detonated by a cigarette, a match or too much heat.

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