hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione

/ˌhɛk.səˌnaɪ.troʊ ˌhɛk.səˌæ.zəˌtraɪ.saɪ.kləʊ ˌdoʊ.dɛk.eɪnˈdaɪ.oʊn/

noun

A very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.

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Meanings

nounhexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione (uncountable, abbreviation HHTDD)

abbreviation HHTDD

  1. uncountablechemistryA very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.

Origin

From hexa- + nitro- + hexa- + aza- + tricyclo- + dodecane + dione.

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