trinitrotoluene
Origin of TNT
t(ri)n(itro)t(oluene)
abbreviation
TNT is defined as an abbreviation for the explosive trinitrotoluene.
An example of TNT is the compound used in dynamite.
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TNT
noun
A yellow crystalline aromatic compound, C7H5N3O6, used mainly as a high explosive.
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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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tnt - Computer Definition
(1) (Transparent Network Transport) Services from the telephone companies and common carriers that provide Ethernet and Token Ring transmission over MANs and WANs.
(2) An earlier name for a DOS extender program from Phar Lap Software that ran on top of DOS and allowed DOS applications to use various Win32 features, including memory allocation, DLLs and threads. VenturCom, Inc., Waltham, MA bought Phar Lap in 2000; the company renamed itself Ardence in 2004, and Citrix acquired Ardence in 2007.
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Sentence Examples
- The environments are well defined and sharp and give you lots of cover and additional ways to kill enemies, like TNT barrels, or explosive detonators.
- Kyra Sedgewick may be starring in The Closer on TNT these days, but she made her debut on Another World as Julia Shearer.
- TNT Dental is a more professional hosting company that offers both high-quality dental hosting as well as "platform support packages" that includes support with updating your website and a support package that includes SEO optimization.
- People believed that the creature was using an abandoned TNT plant near the town as its home since many of the sightings took place in that direct area.
- As she soaked and moaned a lot like I had done I watched Law and Order on TNT.
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