tetryl, nitramine
(noun) a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tetryl (uncountable)
(organic compound) The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline
Source: Wiktionary
Tet"ryl, n. Etym: [Tetra- + -yl.] (Chem.)
Definition: Butyl; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 May 2024
(noun) an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; “he could win if he wasn’t a choker”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
