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trinitrotoluenes

trinitrotoluenes is the plural of trinitrotoluene.

Meaning of trinitrotoluene

Noun

trinitrotoluene (countable and uncountable, plural trinitrotoluenes)

  1. A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.
    Synonyms:
    tolite

Questions about trinitrotoluenes

What is trinitrotoluenes the plural of?
Trinitrotoluenes is the plural of trinitrotoluene.

Words near trinitrotoluenes in the dictionary

  1. trinitrophenylations
  2. trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
  3. trinitroresorcinol
  4. trinitrosyl
  5. trinitrotoluene
  6. trinitrotoluenes
  7. trinitrotoluol
  8. trinitrotoluols
  9. trinitrotriazidobenzene
  10. trinity
  11. Trinity Bay

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