trinitrotoluene
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A recent analysis of the waters shows that the proportion of sapid ovaloid particles and sulphuretted trinitrotoluene is larger than ever.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 by Various
When it has persisted for five minutes, the color is discharged by the addition of a few drops of acetic acid, and the insoluble unattacked trinitrotoluene filtered off and washed with a little water.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
Fumyl is a smoke-producing explosive, and contains trinitrotoluene and ammonium chloride.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
This aerial torpedo is a small missile carrying a charge of high explosive, such as trinitrotoluene, and depends for its detonation upon impact or a time fuse.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose
The Germans did not develop this explosive as much as the Entente Powers, who effected great economy of trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
