TNT

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
TNT
    n 1: explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that
         is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene [syn: {TNT},
         {trinitrotoluene}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, n.
   1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a
      rapid chemical reaction, as {gunpowder}, {TNT},
      {dynamite}, or {nitro-glycerine}.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath;
      (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are
      sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.

   Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]
         [1913 Webster]
    

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