trinitroxylene

noun

tri·​ni·​tro·​xylene

"+

: any of several trinitro derivatives (CH₃)₂C₆H(NO₂)₃ of the three xylenes or a mixture of such derivatives used as an explosive

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary trinitr- + xylene

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