trinitrotoluene
IPA: trˈɪnɪtroʊtoʊɫˈun
noun
- A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene
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Examples of "trinitrotoluene" in Sentences
- He also built a new factory to purify trinitrotoluene.
- It should form a solid mass of trinitrotoluene crystals.
- Trinitrotoluene is the chemical explosive usually known as TNT.
- And the first entry links to Trinitrotoluene, an explosive chemical.
- I'd be inclined to spell out trinitrotoluene before the abbreviation.
- Explosives are measured in relation to tonnes of trinitrotoluene TNT .