dinitrotoluene
noun
di·ni·tro·toluene
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Definition of dinitrotoluene
: any of six isomeric toxic crystalline compounds CH3C6H3(NO2)3 formed by nitration of nitrotoluenes: such as
a
: the yellow isomer obtained as the sole first product from para-nitrotoluene and used chiefly in making dyes and explosives
— called also 2,4-dinitrotoluene
b
: a commercial mixture of two or more of the isomers
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