TNT

UK: /ˌtiːɛnˈtiː/

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TNT, n. [uncountable]

1. Chemistry a chemical substance that is a high explosive.

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TNT, 

1. Chemistry a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble, flammable solid, C₇H₅N₃O₆, derived from toluene by nitration, a high explosive unaffected by ordinary friction or shock: used chiefly in military and other explosive devices, and as an intermediate in the preparation of dye-stuffs and photographic chemicals.
Also, T.N.T. Also called trinitrotoluene, trinitrotoluol, methyltrinitrobenzene, trotyl. 
• 1910–15
2. Abbreviations, Radio and Television [Trademark.] Turner Network Television (a cable television channel).

TNT, +

1. Abbreviations, Radio and Television [Trademark.] Turner Network Television (a cable television channel).

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TNT noun

1. 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene; a yellow solid: used chiefly as a high explosive and is also an intermediate in the manufacture of dyestuffs. Formula: CH₃C₆H₂(NO₂)₃