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TNT

 (tē′ĕn-tē′)
n.
A yellow crystalline aromatic compound, C7H5N3O6, used mainly as a high explosive.
[t(ri)n(itro)t(oluene).]
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TNT

n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) 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
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TNT1

,
a flammable toluene derivative, C7H5N3O6, used as a high explosive and in the manufacture of dyestuffs and photographic chemicals.
Also called trinitrotoluene.
[1910–15]

TNT2

,
Trademark. Turner Network Television (a cable TV channel).
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TNT

(tē′ĕn-tē′)
Short for trinitrotoluene. A yellow, crystalline compound used mainly as an explosive.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.TNT - explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of tolueneTNT - explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
trinitrotoluene
explosive compound - a compound that is explosive
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Translations
نَوع من المَواد المُتَفَجِّرَه
TNT
TNTtrotyl
TNT
trinitrotoluolas
trinitrotoluols , trotils
TNT

TNT

N ABBR =trinitrotoluene → TNT m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

TNT

[ˌtiːɛnˈtiː] n abbr (=trinitrotoluene) → TNT m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

TNT

abbr of trinitrotoluene → TNT nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

TNT

[ˌtiːɛnˈtiː] n abbr =trinitrotoluene → T.N.T. m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

TNT

(tiːenˈtiː) noun
a type of explosive material. The bridge was blown up with TNT.
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