TNT
TNT, or trinitrotoluene, [CH3C6H2(NO2)3], pale yellow crystalline solid made by nitration of toluene. It is the most extensively used high explosive, being relatively insensitive to shock, especially when melted by steam heating and cast.
See also: Explosive.
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