trinitrotoluene

noun

explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene

Roots

treistri- · Greek · three nitronnitro- · Greek · nitre tolutolu- · Spanish · balsam from Santiago de Tolú ene-ene · Greek · hydrocarbon

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The word trinitrotoluene breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Spanish origin: tri-, from Greek treis (“three”); nitro, from Greek nitron (“nitre”); tolu, from Spanish tolu (“balsam from Santiago de Tolú”); and -ene, from Greek ene (“hydrocarbon”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.