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cresylite

cresylite noun: an explosive composed of a mixture of trinitrocresol and picric acid.

Noun

cresylite (uncountable)

  1. An explosive composed of a mixture of trinitrocresol and picric acid

Questions about cresylite

What does cresylite mean?
Cresylite means an explosive composed of a mixture of trinitrocresol and picric acid.
What part of speech is cresylite?
Cresylite is a noun.

Words near cresylite in the dictionary

  1. cresyl
  2. cresylate
  3. cresylates
  4. cresylic
  5. cresylic acid
  6. cresylite
  7. cresyls
  8. creta preparata
  9. Cretacean
  10. Cretaceans
  11. cretaceous

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