nitrotoluene
See also: nitrotoluène
English
Etymology
From nitro- + toluene.
Noun
nitrotoluene (plural nitrotoluenes)
- (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