Definitions for PETN

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Petn is a 4 letter English word.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in PETN (enpt).

Definitions for PETN

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.

Origin of PETN

First recorded in 1920-25

Examples for PETN

Fortunately for the crew and passengers, the liquid didn't make enough contact with PETN to create an explosion.

The attempted Christmas bomber, Abdulmutallab, had a six-inch long packet of PETN sewn into his underpants.

“PETN can easily be stitched into clothing and hidden around the body,” an FBI agent familiar with the explosive tells me.