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Cargo 450,000 lbs. trinitrotoluol, 2300 tons picric acid, 35 tons benzol, employed in carrying munitions to France.

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Prince, Samuel Henry

"That bears the simple little title of trinitrotoluol; call it T. N. T. for short," replied Sergeant Pieron.

From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

If the mine was filled with trinitrotoluol the weight of the high explosive would be about 180 pounds.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

I began to wonder if even trinitrotoluol could be ineffective at times.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920 by Various

The toluol was used mostly in the manufacture of trinitrotoluol for use in Europe.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.