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trinitrotoluene

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tri⋅ni⋅tro⋅tol⋅u⋅ene

  [trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-een]
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–noun Chemistry.
TNT.
Also, tri⋅ni⋅tro⋅tol⋅u⋅ol  [trahy-nahy-troh-tol-yoo-ohl] .

Origin:
1895–1900; trinitro- + toluene

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. Origin:
1910–15
2. Trademark. Turner Network Television: a cable television channel.
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tri·ni·tro·tol·u·ene   (trī-nī'trō-tŏl'yōō-ēn')   
n.  TNT.
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Word Origin & History

TNT 
1915, abbreviation of trinitrotoluene (1908).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: TNT
Pronunciation: "tE-"en-'tE
Function: noun
: TRINITROTOLUENE

Main Entry: tri·ni·tro·tol·u·ene
Pronunciation: "trI-"nI-trO-'täl-y&-"wEn
Function: noun
: a flammable toxiccompound C7H5N3O6 obtained by nitrating toluene and used as a high explosive and in chemical synthesis called also TNT
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Science Dictionary
TNT   (tē'ěn-tē')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
trinitrotoluene   (trī-nī'trō-tŏl'y-ēn')  Pronunciation Key 
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