pentaerythritol tetranitrate (English, noun)
expansion: pentaerythritol tetranitrate (uncountable, abbreviation PETN)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A potent, water-soluble high explosive, prepared by nitration of pentaerythritol.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: PETN
tags: abbreviation