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- US Pronunciation
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- [te-tril]
- /ˈtɛ trɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [te-tril]
- /ˈtɛ trɪl/
Definitions of tetryl word
- noun tetryl a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 7 H 5 N 5 O 8 , used as a chemical indicator and as a detonator and bursting charge in small-caliber shells. 1
- noun tetryl a yellow crystalline explosive solid used in detonators; trinitrophenylmethylnitramine. Formula: (NO2)3C6H2N(NO2)CH3 0
- noun tetryl a yellow powder, C7H5N5O8, used as a primer and as an explosive, esp. in detonators 0
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Origin of tetryl
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; tetr- + -yl
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Parts of speech for Tetryl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tetryl popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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