trinitrotoluene

trinitrotoluene
/truy nuy'troh tol"yooh een'/, n. Chem.
See TNT.
Also, trinitrotoluol /truy nuy'troh tol"yooh ohl'/.
[1895-1900; TRINITRO- + TOLUENE]

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      a pale yellow, solid organic nitrogen compound used chiefly as an explosive, prepared by stepwise nitration of toluene. Because TNT melts at 82° C (178° F) and does not explode below 240° C (464° F), it can be melted in steam-heated vessels and poured into casings. It is relatively insensitive to shock and cannot be exploded without a detonator. For these reasons it is the most favoured chemical explosive, extensively used in munitions and for demolitions.

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