noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tolite
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: TNT
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explosive compound
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English tri- Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- German Tolu German Toluinder. English toluene English trinitrotoluene From tri- + nitro- + toluene.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
trinitrotoluol
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Azerbaijani:
trotil
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Azerbaijani:
tol
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Bulgarian:
тротил
(trotil)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Catalan:
trinitrotoluè
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Chinese Mandarin:
三硝基甲苯
(sānxiāojījiǎběn)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Czech:
trinitrotoluen
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Finnish:
trinitrotolueeni
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Finnish:
trotyyli
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
French:
trinitrotoluène
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
German:
Trinitrotoluol
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Hungarian:
trinitrotoluol
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Irish:
trínítreatolúéin
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Italian:
trinitrotoluene
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Italian:
tritolo
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Japanese:
トリニトロトルエン
(torinitorotoruen)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Korean:
트라이나이트로톨루엔
(teurainaiteurotolluen)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Malay:
trinitrotoluena
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Mongolian:
тринитротолуол
(trinitrotoluol)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Mongolian:
тротил
(trotil)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Polish:
trotyl
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Portuguese:
trinitrotolueno
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Russian:
тринитротолуо́л
(trinitrotoluól)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Russian:
троти́л
(trotíl)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Russian:
тол
(tol)
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Sicilian:
tritolu
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Sicilian:
trinitrutulueni
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
Spanish:
trinitrotolueno
— a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance
