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trotyl

American

[troh-til, -teel] / ˈtroʊ tɪl, -til /

noun

Chemistry.

TNT.

trotyl British

/ ˈtrəʊtɪl, -tiːl /

noun

another name for TNT

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Etymology

Origin of trotyl

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

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