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GO: Biological Process
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0018974
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- 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene metabolism
- TNT metabolic process
- TNT metabolism
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways involving 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 1-methyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene, a highly explosive pale yellow crystalline solid. It is prepared from toluene treated with concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids and is used in shells, bombs, and blasting explosives. 0333781767
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- Ontology
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