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pentaerythritol tetranitrate

pentaerythritol tetranitrate noun: a potent, water-soluble high explosive, prepared by nitration of pentaerythritol.

Noun

pentaerythritol tetranitrate (uncountable, abbreviation PETN)

  1. A potent, water-soluble high explosive, prepared by nitration of pentaerythritol.
    Synonyms:
    corpent, penthrite, PETN, PENT, PENTA, TEN

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Forms of pentaerythritol tetranitrate

abbreviationPETN

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Questions about pentaerythritol tetranitrate

What does pentaerythritol tetranitrate mean?
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate means a potent, water-soluble high explosive, prepared by nitration of pentaerythritol.
What part of speech is pentaerythritol tetranitrate?
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate is a noun.

Words near pentaerythritol tetranitrate in the dictionary

  1. pentaenoic
  2. pentaenoic acid
  3. pentaenoic acids
  4. pentaenoics
  5. pentaerythritol
  6. pentaerythritol tetranitrate
  7. pentaerythritols
  8. pentaerythrityl
  9. pentaerythrityls
  10. pentaethylacetophenone
  11. pentaethylenehexamine

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