Meanings
nountrinitroresorcinol (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistrystyphnic acid
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Latintri-
- Englishtri-
- Englishnitro
- Englishtrinitro
- Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
- Latinrēsīna
- Old Frenchrésine
- Middle Englishresyn
- Englishresin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
- Proto-Italic*ausis
- Latinauris
- Latinauricula
- Latinōricula
- Italianoricello
- Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
- Old Catalanorxella
- Old Frenchorchel
- Frenchorseille
- Dutchorseille
- New Latinorcina
- Frenchorcine
- Englishorcin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishorcinol
- Englishresorcinol
- Englishtrinitroresorcinol
From trinitro + resorcinol.
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trinitroresorcinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitroresorcinol
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“trinitroresorcinol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitroresorcinol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trinitroresorcinol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitroresorcinol.
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