trinitrotoluene

[ trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een ]

/ traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈtɒl yuˌin /

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noun Chemistry.

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Also tri·ni·tro·tol·u·ol

[trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-ohl]. /traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈtɒl yuˌoʊl/.

Origin of trinitrotoluene

First recorded in 1895–1900; trinitro- + toluene

Words nearby trinitrotoluene

trinitrocresol, trinitroglycerin, trinitroglycerine, trinitrophenol, trinitrophenylmethylnitramine, trinitrotoluene, Trinity, Trinity Brethren, Trinity House, Trinity Sunday, Trinity term

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How to use trinitrotoluene in a sentence

Densite: alkaline nitrates, trinitrotoluene, dinitrotoluene, and ammonium chloride.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Fumyl is a smoke-producing explosive, and contains trinitrotoluene and ammonium chloride.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
The Germans did not develop this explosive as much as the Entente Powers, who effected great economy of trinitrotoluene.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Motto for British traders: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try trinitrotoluene."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 4th, 1920|Various

He has been silenced for a year by the roar of trinitrotoluene and the bluster of fools; and the world is in ruins.
The Inca of Perusalem|George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for trinitrotoluene

trinitrotoluene

trinitrotoluol (traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌɒl)

/ (traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn) /

noun

the full name for TNT

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Scientific definitions for trinitrotoluene

trinitrotoluene

[ trī-nī′trō-tŏl′yōō-ēn′ ]

See TNT.

trinitrotoluene

Origin of trinitrotoluene

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British Dictionary definitions for trinitrotoluene

trinitrotoluol (traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌɒl)

Scientific definitions for trinitrotoluene