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trinitrotoluene definition

tri·nitro·tolu·ene (-täl′yo̵̅o̅ ēn′)

noun

a high explosive, any of several isomeric derivatives, CHCH(NO), of toluene, used for blasting, in artillery shells, etc.: abbrev. TNT
also trinitrotoluol tri·ni′tro·tol′u·ol′ (-ôl′, -ōl′)

Etymology: tri- + nitro- + toluene

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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