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tetryl.

The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English tetryl From tetra- (“four”) + -yl (“radical”).

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