Meaning Of The Word Tetryl

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tetryl in American English
a yellow powder, C7H5N5 O8, used as a primer and as an explosive, esp. in detonators
noun: a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C7H5N5O8, used as a chemical indicator and as a detonator and bursting charge in small-caliber shells

tetryl in British English
noun: a yellow crystalline explosive solid used in detonators; trinitrophenylmethylnitramine. Formula: (NO2)3C6 H2N(NO2)CH3

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