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TETRYL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
Synonyms:
nitramine; tetryl
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tetryl" is a kind of...):
explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)