Tetryl Definition

tĕtrəl
noun
A yellow powder, C7H5N5O8, used as a primer and as an explosive, esp. in detonators.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline.

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Origin of Tetryl

  • From its four nitrite groups

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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