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trinitrocresol definition

tri·nitro·cresol (trī nī′trō krē′sôl, -sōl)

noun

a yellow, crystalline chemical compound, CHNO, used as an antiseptic and in explosives

Etymology: tri- + nitro- + cresol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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