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trinitrotoluene

[trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een] / traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈtɒl yuˌin /
NOUN
dynamite
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Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Halakite: contains potassium chlorate, ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene or other nitro-body; may contain nitrocotton, sodium nitrate, and wood-meal.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

It is made from carbolic acid and the famous trinitrotoluene is made from toluene, both of which you will find in the list of the ten fundamental "crudes."

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

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

Toxol is a mixture of trinitrotoluene and trinitroxylene.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various