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trinitrotoluene

American  
[trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een] / traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈtɒl juˌin /
Also trinitrotoluol

noun

Chemistry.
  1. TNT.


trinitrotoluene British  
/ traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌɒl, traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn /

noun

  1. the full name for TNT

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of trinitrotoluene

First recorded in 1895–1900; trinitro- + toluene

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Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

When it has persisted for five minutes, the color is discharged by the addition of a few drops of acetic acid, and the insoluble unattacked trinitrotoluene filtered off and washed with a little water.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

Hence it has been displaced by more suitable substances, notably by trinitrotoluene.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Fumyl is a smoke-producing explosive, and contains trinitrotoluene and ammonium chloride.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Procedure To 3600 g. of concentrated sulfuric acid, in a 5-l. flask placed in an empty water bath, are added 360 g. of technical trinitrotoluene, while the mixture is stirred mechanically.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

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