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methyltrinitrobenzene

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meth⋅yl⋅tri⋅ni⋅tro⋅ben⋅zene

[meth-uhl-trahy-nahy-troh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen]
–noun Chemistry.
TNT.

Origin:
methyl- + tri- + nitro- + benzene

TNT

1. Chemistry. a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble, flammable solid, C7H5N3O6, derived from toluene by nitration, a high explosive unaffected by ordinary friction or shock: used chiefly in military and other explosive devices, and as an intermediate in the preparation of dye-stuffs and photographic chemicals. Also, T.N.T. Also called trinitrotoluene, trinitrotoluol, methyltrinitrobenzene, trotyl. Origin:
1910–15
2. Trademark. Turner Network Television: a cable television channel.
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