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trinitrocresol

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tri⋅ni⋅tro⋅cre⋅sol

  [trahy-nahy-troh-kree-sohl]
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–noun Chemistry.
a yellow, crystalline compound, C7H5N3O7, used in high explosives.
Origin:
trinitro- + cresol
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tri·ni·tro·cre·sol   (trī-nī'trō-krē'sôl', -sōl', -sŏl')   
n.  A yellow crystalline compound, (NO2)3C6H(CH3)OH, used in high explosives.
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