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tetryl

(te′trəl)

noun

a yellow powder, CHNO, used as a primer and as an explosive, esp. in detonators

Origin: tetr(anitrometh)yl(aniline)

See tetryl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A yellow crystalline compound, C₇H₅N₅O₈, used as a detonator.

Origin:

Origin: From its four nitrite groups

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