trinitrotoluene

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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

The heat of neutralization raises the temperature to 45-55'0, but the latter temperature should not be exceeded, since any trinitrobenzene formed at this point would later be removed with the unreacted trinitrotoluene.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

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.

Toxol is a mixture of trinitrotoluene and trinitroxylene.

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

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