Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A highly explosive chemical, C5H8N4O12, used in ammunition, detonators, and plastic explosives.
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- initialism
pentaerythritol tetranitrate
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One federal law-enforcement official said the bomb-maker could have obtained the PETN from a government munitions program or a mining company, or could have figured out how to manufacture it.
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen Peter Finn 2010
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One federal law-enforcement official said the bomb-maker could have obtained the PETN from a government munitions program or a mining company, or could have figured out how to manufacture it.
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen Peter Finn 2010
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One federal law-enforcement official said the bomb-maker could have obtained the PETN from a government munitions program or a mining company, or could have figured out how to manufacture it.
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen Peter Finn 2010
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Also, a preliminary FBI analysis found the device carried by the suspect contained something called PETN, that is the same explosive compound used by Richard Reid, the so-called "shoe bomber," who, of course, as we know, changed the way we traveled in this country.
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The FBI training focuses on such devices, as well as manufactured chemicals such as PETN, which is used in Hollywood-type explosions and was found in the failed Detroit-bound airliner attack in December.
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The FBI training focuses on such devices, as well as manufactured chemicals such as PETN, which is used in Hollywood-type explosions and was found in the failed Detroit-bound airliner attack in December.
daytondailynews.com - News GREG BLUESTEIN 2010
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The FBI training focuses on such devices, as well as manufactured chemicals such as PETN, which is used in Hollywood-type explosions and was found in the failed Detroit-bound airliner attack in December.
ajc.com - News GREG BLUESTEIN 2010
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The FBI training focuses on such devices, as well as manufactured chemicals such as PETN, which is used in Hollywood-type explosions and was found in the failed Detroit-bound airliner attack in December.
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The FBI training focuses on such devices, as well as manufactured chemicals such as PETN, which is used in Hollywood-type explosions and was found in the failed Detroit-bound airliner attack in December.
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The FBI training focuses on such devices, as well as manufactured chemicals such as PETN, which is used in Hollywood-type explosions and was found in the failed Detroit-bound airliner attack in December.
daytondailynews.com - News GREG BLUESTEIN 2010
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