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trinitrotoluene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
trini-tro-toluene
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tri- Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- German Tolu German Toluinder. English toluene English trinitrotoluene From tri- + nitro- + toluene.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trinitrotoluenes (plural)

Derived Forms

TNT

Frequently Paired Words

TNT

Synonyms

tolite tnt

Questions

What does trinitrotoluene mean?
A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.
Where does trinitrotoluene come from?
Etymology tree English tri- Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- German Tolu German Toluinder. English toluene English trinitrotoluene From tri- + nitro- + toluene.

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