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tetrytol

American

[te-tri-tawl, -tol] / ˈtɛ trɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun

an explosive consisting of tetryl and TNT.

Etymology

Origin of tetrytol

tetry(l) + tol(uene)

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