trinitrotoluene

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trī nī′trō tol′yo̅o̅ ēn′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tri•ni•tro•tol•u•ene  (trī nī′trō tol′yo̅o̅ ēn′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. ChemistrySee TNT. 
Also, tri•ni•tro•tol•u•ol  (trī nī′trō tol′yo̅o̅ ōl′).USA pronunciation 
  • trinitro- + toluene 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
trinitrotoluene / traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn/, trinitrotoluol / traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌɒl/
  1. the full name for TNT
'trinitrotoluene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
TNT - trinitro-

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