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noun
The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nitramine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explosive
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kwétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English tetryl From tetra- (“four”) + -yl (“radical”).
