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trinitrobenzene

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tri·ni·tro·ben·zene  (tr-ntr-bnzn, -bn-zn)
n.
A yellow crystalline compound, C6H3(N3O2)3, derived from trinitrotoluene and used as an explosive.

trinitrobenzene [traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈbɛnziːn -bɛnˈziːn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of three explosive crystalline isomeric compounds with the formula C6H3(NO2)3. They are less sensitive to impact than TNT but more powerful in their explosive force


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To test whether the relative amounts of essential fatty acids in the diet affects colitis-related damage, Natalia Nieto and her colleagues at the University of Granada in Spain induced ulcerative colitis in a group of rats by administering a substance known as trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid through a tube into the animals' colons.
The target compounds are trinitrotoluene (TNT), trinitrobenzene (TNB), (N)-trinitro-1, 35% triazacyclohexane (RDX), and other nitrobodies.
 
 
 
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