tolite
(ˈtɒlaɪt)
Also Tolite.
[f. tolu- + -ite1.]
Trinitrotoluene used as an explosive.
| 1909 O. Guttmann Manuf. Explosives i. 14 Trinitrotoluene has been introduced into the French Service under the name of Tolite. 1924 Chem. Abstr. XVIII. 2604 During the war..use was made of a cold, dil. soln. of Na2SO3 for the purification of crude trinitrotoluene (tolite) to produce TNT. 1953 J. Y. Cousteau Silent World 39 With one-pound tablets of German tolite explosive the effect was different. 1968 New Scientist 7 Nov. 304/3 Molène favours the use of classic explosives such as TNT, Tolite, Melinite or Trinitrophenylamine. |