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Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (-NO2) groups to toluene. Because TNT melts below the boiling point of water but explodes only above 464 °F (240 °C), it can safely be melted and poured into casings. It is relatively insensitive to shock and, for practical purposes, cannot be exploded without a detonator, making it the preferred chemical explosive, used in munitions and for demolition.

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abbr.the high explosive trinitrotoluene, commonly known as dynamite.

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