Meanings
nountetryl (usually uncountable, plural tetryls)
plural tetryls
- uncountableusuallychemistryThe explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline.
Synonyms: trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishtetryl
From tetra- (“four”) + -yl (“radical”).
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tetryl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetryl
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“tetryl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetryl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetryl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetryl.
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