Trinitite Definition

trĭnĭ-tīt
noun
An olive green, glasslike substance formed from the sand melted by the heat that was generated by the first nuclear blast at the New Mexico test site in 1945.
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Origin of Trinitite

  • After the Trinity Site in New Mexico after Trinity code name for the first atomic bomb test

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

  • Trinity +"Ž -ite

    From Wiktionary

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