Tnt meaning

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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TNT is defined as an abbreviation for the explosive trinitrotoluene.

An example of TNT is the compound used in dynamite.

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(1) (Transparent Network Transport) Services from the telephone companies and common carriers that provide Ethernet and Token Ring transmission over MANs and WANs.
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A yellow crystalline aromatic compound, C7 H5 N3 O6 , used mainly as a high explosive.
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Origin of tnt

  • t(ri)n(itro)t(oluene)
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tnt 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.

  • These shoes feature a full grain leather upper, and incorporate a full leather anatomical TNT antibacterial sock.

  • espoused by long term success stories such as TNT, and more modern ones such as Metro and Innocent.

  • kiloton bombs; that's the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT.

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