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(organic chemistry) 1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, an aromatic high explosive composed of a benzene ring with three azido groups and three nitro groups alternating around the ring.

plural of trinitrotoluol

trinitrotoluene; TNT

(organic chemistry) Any derivative of benzene containing three nitro groups, but especially the explosive 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene

plural of trinitrobenzene

plural of trinitrocresol

Alternative form of trinitroglycerin

(organic chemistry) Any trinitro derivative of fluorenone

(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from trinitrophenol