trinitrotoluene (noun)
1trinitrotoluene — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1900 TNT …
2trinitrotoluene — noun A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CHCH(NO)), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene …
3trinitrotoluene — [trʌɪˌnʌɪtrə(ʊ) tɒljʊi:n] noun fuller form of TNT …
4trinitrotoluene — /traɪˌnaɪtroʊˈtɒljuin/ (say truy.nuytroh tolyooheen) noun a high explosive, CH3C6H2(NO2)3, exploded by detonators but unaffected by ordinary friction or shock. Abbrev.: TNT Also, trinitrotoluol /traɪˌnaɪtroʊˈtɒljuɒl/ (say truy.nuytroh tolyoohol) …
52,4,6-trinitrotoluene — noun see trinitrotoluene …
6trinitrotoluol — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trinitr + toluol : trinitrotoluene not used systematically * * * trinitrotolˈuene or trinitrotolˈuol noun A high explosive (commonly called TNT), a trinitro derivative of toluene • • • Main… …
7TNT — noun Etymology: trinitrotoluene Date: 1915 a flammable toxic compound C7H5N3O6 used as a high explosive and in chemical synthesis …
8dinitrotoluene — noun Any of six isomeric compounds formed by the nitration of toluene, but especially 1 methyl 2,6 dinitro benzene that is used as an explosive See Also: trinitrotoluene …
9amatol — noun A high explosive made from a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene …
10substitutive nomenclature — noun A system for naming organic compounds in which a functional group is used either as a prefix or a suffix to the name of a parent compound e.g. trinitrotoluene or benzenesulfonic acid …
