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tetryl
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tetryl has 1 sense
- tetryl(n = noun.substance) nitramine - a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators; Array is a kind of explosive
CIDE DICTIONARY
tetryl, n. [Tetra- + -yl.].
Butyl; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule. [1913 Webster]
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