trinitrotoluene
trinitrotoluene noun: a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.
Noun
trinitrotoluene (countable and uncountable, plural trinitrotoluenes)
- A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.
- Synonyms:
- tolite
trinitrotoluene meaning in Tamil and Malay
trinitrotoluene in Tamil
- முந்நைதரோத்தொலுயீன்
trinitrotoluene in Malay
- a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
- trinitrotoluena
Synonyms of trinitrotoluene
Forms of trinitrotoluene
| plural | trinitrotoluenes |
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Origin of trinitrotoluene
From tri- + nitro- + toluene.
Words formed from trinitrotoluene
Questions about trinitrotoluene
- What does trinitrotoluene mean?
- Trinitrotoluene means a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.
- What is trinitrotoluene in Tamil?
- Trinitrotoluene in Tamil is முந்நைதரோத்தொலுயீன். See Trinitrotoluene meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trinitrotoluene?
- Trinitrotoluene is a noun.
- What is the plural of trinitrotoluene?
- The plural of trinitrotoluene is trinitrotoluenes.
Words near trinitrotoluene in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: trinitrotoluene (page history and authors); trinitrotoluene (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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