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TRINITROTOLUENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trinitrotoluene mean?
• TRINITROTOLUENE (noun)
The noun TRINITROTOLUENE has 1 sense:
1. explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
Familiarity information: TRINITROTOLUENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
TNT; trinitrotoluene
Hypernyms ("trinitrotoluene" is a kind of...):
explosive compound (a compound that is explosive)
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