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tro⋅tyl

[troh-til, -teel]
–noun Chemistry.
TNT.

Origin:
1915–20; (trini)trot(oluene) + -yl

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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Medical Dictionary

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