PETN
noun
: a crystalline ester C5H8N4O12 used as a powerful high explosive and medically in the treatment of angina pectoris
… the experts determined that its explosive content was identical to that of the Honolulu bomb—PETN, an explosive undetectable by X-ray.—
Steven Emerson
Steven Emersoncalled also pentaerythritol tetranitrate
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The batteries of the walkie-talkies were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source familiar with the device’s components told Reuters.
—Reuters Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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Reuters Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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“PETN.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PETN. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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