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trinitrotoluene

[trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een] / traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈtɒl juˌin /
NOUN
dynamite
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Halakite: contains potassium chlorate, ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene or other nitro-body; may contain nitrocotton, sodium nitrate, and wood-meal.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

A recent analysis of the waters shows that the proportion of sapid ovaloid particles and sulphuretted trinitrotoluene is larger than ever.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 by Various

Mononitrotoluene is put in at one end of the plant and comes out as 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 Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose




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