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tetryl

[ te-tril ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 7 H 5 N 5 O 8 , used as a chemical indicator and as a detonator and bursting charge in small-caliber shells.


tetryl

/ ˈ³ÙÉ›³Ù°ùɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a yellow crystalline explosive solid used in detonators; trinitrophenylmethylnitramine. Formula: (NO 2 ) 3 C 6 H 2 N(NO 2 )CH 3 Also callednitramine
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Origin of tetryl1

First recorded in 1855–60; tetr- + -yl
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Favier Explosives: mixtures in varying proportions containing ammonium nitrate, nitronaphthalene, paraffin, and resin; higher nitrated naphthalenes, potassium nitrate, and tetryl may be present.

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He said he didn't know why embassy bomb detection equipment found traces of tetryl, a chemical used to boost the power of explosives, on a bag, documents and a cell phone he had with him.

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But the documents and Mr. Khan’s cellphone tested positive for tetryl, and the officers arrested him.

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Most of the buildings within that restricted area, while in reality enormous, were dwarfed by the vast spaces separating them; for safety-distances are not small when TNT and tetryl by the ton are involved.

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After nitration the yellow tetryl separates out, and is filtered off and water-washed till free from acid.

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