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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.

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Also called trinitrotoluene, trinitrotoluol, methyltrinitrobenzene, trotyl .

Origin of TNT

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby TNT

TNF, tng., TNM staging, T-note, tnpk., TNT, T number, to, toad, toad bug, toadeater

Definition for TNT (2 of 2)

TNT²

abbreviation Trademark.

Turner Network Television: a cable television channel.

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Example sentences from the Web for TNT

It was later revived on TNT for four more seasons before the network announced its cancellation on May 10, 2013.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’|Marlow Stern|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dwyane knew he’d get made fun of on [TNT‘S] ‘Inside (the) NBA,’ but he still wore it and wore it well.
NBA Style: Full-Court Dress|Erin Cunningham|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Weisberg: I was sitting in my hotel in Los Angeles and I was working on a show called Falling Skies on TNT.
‘The Americans’ Showrunners Dissect the Secrets of Season 2|Andrew Romano|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
TNT stepped in to save the show, and that decision, at least creatively, has paid off.
‘Southland’: Television’s Most Underrated Drama|Jace Lacob|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“We are going to need a lot of TNT of dynamite,” Nafis said, according to the complaint.
Undercover Muslim Agents: Mission Accomplished|Michael Daly|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What could his thoughts have been, lying tied up on the living room floor waiting for twenty tons of TNT to go off?
The Double Spy|Dan T. Moore
The explosive device was of what later would be called nominal size, its force equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines
They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and catastrophite, and propellants.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
The mails carry letters every day that are so many packages of TNT should their contents be exploded by falling into wrong hands.
Etiquette|Emily Post
You fought wars, and then bigger and better wars, until you couldn't be satisfied with gunpowder and TNT any longer.
Marley's Chain|Alan Edward Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for TNT

TNT

noun

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene; a yellow solid: used chiefly as a high explosive and is also an intermediate in the manufacture of dyestuffs. Formula: CH 3 C 6 H 2 (NO 2) 3

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Scientific definitions for TNT

TNT

[ tē′ĕn-tē′ ]

Short for trinitrotoluene. A yellow, crystalline compound used mainly as an explosive. As it can only explode by means of a detonator and is not affected by shock, it is safe to handle and is used especially in munitions and for demolitions. Chemical formula: C7H5N3O6.

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