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Tetryl

Tet′ryl

,
Noun.
[
Tetr
a- +
-yl
.]
(Chem.)
Butyl; – so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Definition 2024


tetryl

tetryl

English

Noun

tetryl (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline