"trinitrotoluene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trinitrotoluenes [plural]
Etymology: From tri- + nitro- + toluene. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tri-|nitro-|toluene}} tri- + nitro- + toluene Head templates: {{en-noun}} trinitrotoluene (plural trinitrotoluenes)
  1. A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene Categories (topical): Explosives Derived forms: TNT Translations (a highly explosive yellow crystalline substance): trinitrotoluol (Azerbaijani), trotil (Azerbaijani), tol (Azerbaijani), тротил (trotil) (Bulgarian), trinitrotoluè [masculine] (Catalan), 三硝基甲苯 (sānxiāojījiǎběn) (Chinese Mandarin), trinitrotoluen [masculine] (Czech), trinitrotolueeni (Finnish), trotyyli (Finnish), trinitrotoluène [masculine] (French), Trinitrotoluol [neuter] (German), trinitrotoluol (Hungarian), trínítreatolúéin [feminine] (Irish), trinitrotoluene [masculine] (Italian), tritolo [masculine] (Italian), トリニトロトルエン (torinitorotoruen) (Japanese), trinitrotoluena (Malay), тринитротолуол (trinitrotoluol) (Mongolian), тротил (trotil) (Mongolian), trotyl [masculine] (Polish), trinitrotolueno [masculine] (Portuguese), тринитротолуо́л (trinitrotoluól) [masculine] (Russian), троти́л (trotíl) [masculine] (Russian), тол (tol) [masculine] (Russian), tritolu [masculine] (Sicilian), trinitrutulueni [masculine] (Sicilian), trinitrotolueno [masculine] (Spanish)

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