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dinitrotoluene

UK/daɪˌnaɪtɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒljʊiːn/

dinitrotoluene noun: any of six isomeric compounds formed by the nitration of toluene, but especially 1-methyl-2,6-dinitro benzene, which is used as an explosive.

Noun

dinitrotoluene (plural dinitrotoluenes)

  1. Any of six isomeric compounds formed by the nitration of toluene, but especially 1-methyl-2,6-dinitro benzene, which is used as an explosive

Forms of dinitrotoluene

pluraldinitrotoluenes

Questions about dinitrotoluene

What does dinitrotoluene mean?
Dinitrotoluene means any of six isomeric compounds formed by the nitration of toluene, but especially 1-methyl-2,6-dinitro benzene, which is used as an explosive.
What part of speech is dinitrotoluene?
Dinitrotoluene is a noun.
How do you pronounce dinitrotoluene?
Dinitrotoluene is pronounced /daɪˌnaɪtɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒljʊiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dinitrotoluene?
The plural of dinitrotoluene is dinitrotoluenes.

Words near dinitrotoluene in the dictionary

  1. dinitrophenylhydrazine
  2. dinitrophenylhydrazines
  3. dinitrophenylhydrazone
  4. dinitrophenylhydrazones
  5. dinitrosyl
  6. dinitrotoluene
  7. dinitrotoluenes
  8. dinituximab
  9. Diniz
  10. Dinizes
  11. Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik

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