trinitrotoluene
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When it has persisted for five minutes, the color is discharged by the addition of a few drops of acetic acid, and the insoluble unattacked trinitrotoluene filtered off and washed with a little water.
From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant
Fumyl is a smoke-producing explosive, and contains trinitrotoluene and ammonium chloride.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Hence it has been displaced by more suitable substances, notably by trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
This aerial torpedo is a small missile carrying a charge of high explosive, such as trinitrotoluene, and depends for its detonation upon impact or a time fuse.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
It is made from carbolic acid and the famous trinitrotoluene is made from toluene, both of which you will find in the list of the ten fundamental "crudes."
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
