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dinitrotoluene [dī¦nī·trō′täl·yə‚wēn] (organic chemistry) Any one of six isomeric substitution products of benzene having the empirical formula CH3C6H3(NO2)2; they are high explosives formed by nitration of toluene. Abbreviated DNT. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The modified tubes detected five gases, two of which bare tubes can't sense: the explosive dinitrotoluene and a derivative of the poison sarin. With the 2003 start-up of its dinitrotoluene (DNT) and toluenediamine (TDA) manufacturing facility in Dormagen, Germany, Bayer expects to have intermediate capacity in Europe and the U. Air Products and Chemicals, Lehigh Valley, PA, has brought on stream a 500 million pounds-per-year dinitrotoluene (DNT) production facility in Geismar, LA that will supply the North American DNT requirements of BASF and Rubicon. |
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