pentaerythritol

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Colorless crystalline alcohol used in making synthetic resins, paints, adhesives, and varnishes. Reacting pentaerythritol with nitric acid creates pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), a highly explosive organic compound related to nitroglycerine.
pentaerythritol
Accepted term: 13-May-2024