trotyl
/ˈtroʊtɪl/
noun
- A powerful explosive chemical compound, also known as TNT (trinitrotoluene), used in bombs, shells, and industrial blasting.
- Workers used trotyl to blast through the rock during tunnel construction.
- The bomb squad carefully disposed of the unstable trotyl found in the abandoned warehouse.
- The old military base stored trotyl in reinforced bunkers.
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