trotyl

[troh-til, -teel]

noun Chemistry.

TNT.

Nearby words

trotskyite,
trotter,
trotting race,
trotting races,
trotty,
trou-de-loup,
troubadour,
troubadours,
troubetzkoy,
trouble

Origin of trotyl

First recorded in 1915–20; (trini)trot(oluene) + -yl

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British Dictionary definitions for trotyl

trotyl

noun

another name for TNT

Word Origin for trotyl

C20: from (trini) trot (oluene) + -yl

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