tetryl

tet·ryl

 (tĕt′rəl)

n.

A yellow crystalline compound, C₇H₅N₅O₈, used as a detonator.

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[From its four nitrite groups.]

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tetryl

(ˈtɛtrɪl)

n

(Elements & Compounds) a yellow crystalline explosive solid used in detonators; trinitrophenylmethylnitramine. Formula: (NO2)3C6H2N(NO2)CH3. Also called: nitramine

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tet•ryl

(ˈtɛ trɪl)

n.

a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C₇H₅N₅O₈, used as a chemical indicator and as a detonator and bursting charge in small-caliber shells.

[1855–60]

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tetryl - a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators nitramine explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

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