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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...Axis often did to conserve their stocks of TNT, the result was called amatol. The synthetic pentaerythritol tetranite, or PETN, was also employed by both sides. Too sensitive to use alone, when mixed 50/50 with TNT it made pentolite which was used...

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PETN used in detonators
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/24/1996; ; 438 words ; PETN, a white crystalline substance, is used...is the remains of some explosion involving PETN," said Per-Anders Persson, director of...The only other way that I can think of PETN finding its way into the cabin, is that a...
Role of the Low-Molecular-Weight Subunits PetL, PetG, and PetN in Assembly, Stability, and Dimerization of the Cytochrome b^sub 6^f Complex in Tobacco1[C]
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...subunits, of which three, PetG, PetL, and PetN, are bitopic plastid-encoded low-molecular...stability of the complex. Deletion of petG or petN caused a bleached phenotype and loss of...weight (LMW) subunits, PetG, PetL, and PetN, are hydrophobic and span the membrane...
Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Shelter: Adopt a PetN
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 6/10/2009; 362 words ; Meet Beethoven (ref. 8957), a 1-year-old, neutered male St. Bernard-mix, and Watson (ref. 704), an 8-week-old male cat. Beethoven is housebroken and gets along well with other animals. Watson is a handsome cat looking for a new home. Beethoven and Watson are staying at the Kanawha-Charleston Animal
NEW CASES BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 8/17/1989; 477 words ; ...1384 - Est of Sharon Ann Black, Decd; petn for letters of admin; Robert A. Jackson...Est of Ola Margaret Meaders, Decd; petn to judicially determine death & to terminate...Est of Doris Eugenia Bateman, Decd; petn for admin of estate; Donald W. Garrison...
Data on life sciences reported by researchers at United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 3/16/2009; 700+ words ; ...properties of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) in the rat,' are detailed in a study...Toxicology. Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) is an explosive chemical that has been...previous toxicology studies have shown PETN to be relatively benign, a lack of available...
Studies from University of Waterloo have provided new information about science and technology.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 8/4/2008; 700+ words ; Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), a nitrate ester, is used primarily as an explosive...This study evaluated the kinetics and products of PETN degradation in the presence of gralar iron. PETN transformation in columns containing 100% granular...
Evidence proves explosive on board TWA Flight 800 passenger cabin wreckage reveals chemical
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/23/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...laboratory in Washington have found traces of PETN, a chemical in plastic explosives, on...explosive device, a senior official noted that PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, was...detonated on board, an official said. PETN is a component of seven or eight types...
TRACES OF EXPLOSIVES FOUND ON JET.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/23/1996; 700+ words ; ...laboratory in Washington have found traces of PETN, a chemical in plastic explosives, on...explosive device, a senior official noted that PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is...Investigators had found preliminary indications of PETN residue in at least one earlier test...
Reports from University of Dusseldorf highlight recent research in life sciences.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 10/7/2009; 700+ words ; ...Germany, "Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) treatment reduces progression of atherosclerosis...in vivo. We investigated the effect of PETN and overexpression of endothelial nitric...receive placebo or increasing doses of PETN for 4 weeks and eNOS(++) mice with...
PROOF OF TWA EXPLOSIVE FOUND INVESTIGATORS NOT READY TO SAY CRASH WAS CRIMINAL ACT.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/23/1996; 700+ words ; ...laboratory in Washington have found traces of PETN, a chemical in plastic explosives, on...device. But a senior official noted that PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is...Investigators had found preliminary indications of PETN residue in at least one earlier test...