trinitrotoluene
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Toxol is a mixture of trinitrotoluene and trinitroxylene.
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
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
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 Slosson, Edwin E.
Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
