trotyl

[ troh-til, -teel ]
/ ˈtroʊ tɪl, -til /

noun Chemistry.

TNT.

Origin of trotyl

First recorded in 1915–20; (trini)trot(oluene) + -yl

Words nearby trotyl

trotskyist international, trotskyite, trotter, trotting race, trotty, trotyl, trou-de-loup, troubadour, troubadours, troubetzkoy, trouble

British Dictionary definitions for trotyl

trotyl
/ (ˈtrəʊtɪl, -tiːl) /

noun

another name for TNT

Word Origin for trotyl

C20: from ( trini) trot ( oluene) + -yl