Recent Examples on the WebYears ago, plant biologists noticed that trinitrotoluene (TNT, an explosive) builds up in root tissues, choking plants.—WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023 For three years during the Second World War, Plum Brook manufactured explosives, namely trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), and pentolite.—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019 The patrollers load their packs with explosives — cast boosters of Pentolite, a mix of pentaerythritol tetranitrate and trinitrotoluene, or TNT — and tiptoe into avalanche terrain.—Jason Blevins, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2017
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