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trinitrotoluene

tri·ni·tro·tol·u·ene
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een]
    • /traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈtɒl yuˌin/
    • /traɪˈnaɪtrəʊˈtɔljʊiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een]
    • /traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈtɒl yuˌin/

Definitions of trinitrotoluene word

  • abbreviation TRINITROTOLUENE TNT. 1
  • noun trinitrotoluene a high explosive, any of several isomeric derivatives, CH3C6H2(NO2)3, of toluene, used for blasting, in artillery shells, etc. 0
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Origin of trinitrotoluene

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; trinitro- + toluene

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noun
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Synonyms for trinitrotoluene

noun trinitrotoluene

  • gelignite — gelatin dynamite.
  • dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
  • nitroglycerin — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
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