trinitrotoluene

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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.

Procedure To 3600 g. of concentrated sulfuric acid, in a 5-l. flask placed in an empty water bath, are added 360 g. of technical trinitrotoluene, while the mixture is stirred mechanically.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

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

Hence it has been displaced by more suitable substances, notably by trinitrotoluene.

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

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