nitrotoluene

See also: nitrotoluène

English

Etymology

From nitro- +‎ toluene.

Noun

nitrotoluene (plural nitrotoluenes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of several nitro derivatives of toluene; they have a number of industrial uses, and those with multiple nitro groups are explosive

Derived terms

• mononitrotoluene
• orthonitrotoluene
• paranitrotoluene
• trinitrotoluene