pentaerythritol tetranitrate
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C5H8N4O12, used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
Origin of pentaerythritol tetranitrate
1- Also called PETN
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use pentaerythritol tetranitrate in a sentence
Fortunately for the crew and passengers, the liquid didn't make enough contact with PETN to create an explosion.
The attempted Christmas bomber, Abdulmutallab, had a six-inch long packet of PETN sewn into his underpants.
What happens now when a passenger with a heart condition shows up with a prescription for Lentonitrat, which is nearly pure PETN?
“PETN can easily be stitched into clothing and hidden around the body,” an FBI agent familiar with the explosive tells me.
The climate of El Petn is tropical with equable temperatures throughout the year.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. Duellman
The area with which this report is concerned consists of the south-central part of El Petn.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. DuellmanThere is little evidence of subterranean solution at Chinaj, but northward in central El Petn karsting is common.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. DuellmanIn the toads from El Petn the greatest variation is in coloration.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. DuellmanAll of the specimens from southern El Petn have yellow or yellowish white flanks and ventrolateral surfaces.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. Duellman
Browse