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hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione

/ˌhɛk.səˌnaɪ.troʊ ˌhɛk.səˌeɪ.zəˌtraɪ.saɪ.kləʊ ˌdoʊ.dɛk.ənˈdaɪ.oʊn/

hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione noun: a very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.

hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione: a very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs...
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Noun

hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione (uncountable, abbreviation HHTDD)

  1. A very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.

Forms of hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione

abbreviationHHTDD

Origin of hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione

From hexanitro + hexaaza + tricyclo + dodecane + dione

Questions about hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione

What does hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione mean?
Hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione means a very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.
What part of speech is hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione?
Hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione is a noun.
How do you pronounce hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione?
Hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione is pronounced /ˌhɛk.səˌnaɪ.troʊ ˌhɛk.səˌeɪ.zəˌtraɪ.saɪ.kləʊ ˌdoʊ.dɛk.ənˈdaɪ.oʊn/.

Words near hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione in the dictionary

  1. hexanitrides
  2. hexanitro
  3. hexanitrobenzene
  4. hexanitrodiphenylamine
  5. hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
  6. hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione
  7. hexanitromannitol
  8. hexanoate
  9. hexanoates
  10. hexanoic
  11. hexanoic acid

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