Tetryl

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
nitraminenitraminetrinitrophenylmethylnitramine

Etymology

From tetra- (“four”) + -yl (“radical”).

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