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Definition of "tetranitrate" []

  • Any compound containing four nitrate groups (noun)

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Use "tetranitrate" in a sentence
  • "Both contained the high explosive PETN pentaerythritol tetranitrate."
  • "The incident seemed almost over – but then officials in Dubai told their British counterparts that a suspicious computer printer cartridge had been found to contain the lethal explosive PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate."
  • "All three bombs contained a high explosive known as PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, which was also used by convicted shoe bomber Richard Reid when he tried to destroy a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001."
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