hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione /ˌhɛk.səˌnaɪ.troʊ ˌhɛk.səˌeɪ.zəˌtraɪ.saɪ.kləʊ ˌdoʊ.dɛk.ənˈdaɪ.oʊn/ noun1 •A very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.