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Acetone peroxide
Meaning
Noun
●
In Organic compounds:
A
cyclic
organic
peroxide
; a
mixture
of mostly the
trimer
, (((CH₃)₂CO₂)₃), (TCAP or TATP),
containing
a nine-membered
ring
and the
dimer
, (((CH₃)₂CO₂)₂)
containing
a six-membered
ring
; it is a
high explosive
manufactured
from
acetone
and
hydrogen peroxide
with the
aid
of
sulphuric acid
, and has been used by
amateur
bomb
makers.
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