tetryl
a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C7H5N5O8, used as a chemical indicator and as a detonator and bursting charge in small-caliber shells.
Origin of tetryl
1- Also called nitramine, trinitrophenylmethylnitramine.
- Also tetralite.
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How to use tetryl in a sentence
After nitration the yellow tetryl separates out, and is filtered off and water-washed till free from acid.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousOrdnance officers learned that this material was equal to tetryl as a military explosive.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellAt this there was a celebration, led by "Blondie" Wanacek, a sulphuric-acid expert handling tetryl on the Two.
Triplanetary | Edward Elmer Smith
British Dictionary definitions for tetryl
/ (ˈtɛtrɪl) /
a yellow crystalline explosive solid used in detonators; trinitrophenylmethylnitramine. Formula: (NO 2) 3 C 6 H 2 N(NO 2)CH 3: Also called: nitramine
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