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trinitrobenzene

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tri⋅ni⋅tro⋅ben⋅zene

  [trahy-nahy-troh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen]
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–noun Chemistry.
any of three yellow crystalline compounds having the formula C9H3N3O6, capable of more explosive power and requiring more impact than TNT.
Also called TNB

Origin:
trinitro- + benzene
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tri·ni·tro·ben·zene   (trī-nī'trō-běn'zēn', -běn-zēn')   
n.  A yellow crystalline compound, C6H3(N3O2)3, derived from trinitrotoluene and used as an explosive.
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