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TRINITROTOLUENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trinitrotoluene mean? 

TRINITROTOLUENE (noun)
  The noun TRINITROTOLUENE has 1 sense:

1. explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of tolueneplay

  Familiarity information: TRINITROTOLUENE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRINITROTOLUENE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

TNT; trinitrotoluene

Hypernyms ("trinitrotoluene" is a kind of...):

explosive compound (a compound that is explosive)


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