TNT

ˌtiːɛnˈtiː

Definition

Definition of TNT - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: trinitrotoluene

TECH.

powerful chemical used to make explosives

TECH.

TNT is used in demolition work.

explosive

trinitrotoluene

Acronym

acr: Turner Network Television

Rare

television channel known for movies and series

Rare

I watched a great movie on TNT.

network

TV channel

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Origin of TNT

Abbreviation of trinitrotoluene

Terms with TNT included in their meaning

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amatol

explosive material

explosive mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate

ammonal

chemistry

explosive with ammonium nitrate, TNT, and aluminum powder

ammonite

chemistry

explosive made from ammonium nitrate and TNT

gigaton

explosive energy

amount of energy from one billion tons of TNT

kiloton

measurement

unit of explosive power equal to 1000 tons of TNT

megaton

explosives

unit of explosive power equal to one million tons of TNT

red water

chemistry

wastewater from TNT manufacturing process

Examples of TNT in a sentence

TNT must be handled with extreme caution.
TNT is airing a new series tonight.
I love the classic films shown on TNT.

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French:TNT, ...
German:TNT, ...
Italian:TNT, canale televisivo TNT, ...
Spanish:TNT, ...
Portuguese:TNT, Televisão da Rede Turner, ...
Chinese:TNT, 特纳电视网, ...
Japanese:トリニトロトルエン, WOWOW, ...
Arabic:تي اِن تي, تِي إِن تِي, ...
Hebrew:טנ״ט, טִי אֶן טִי, ...
Russian:Тротил, ТНТ, ...
Ukrainian:ТНТ, Тернер Нетворк Телевіжн, ...
Hindi:टीएनटी, फ़िल्मों और धारावाहिकों वाला टीवी चैनल, ...
Bengali:টিএনটি, ...
Catalan:TNT, ...
Czech:TNT, televizní stanice TNT, ...
Danish:TNT, ...
Dutch:TNT, ...
Greek:ΤΝΤ, TNT, ...
Hungarian:TNT, filmes és sorozatos tévécsatorna, ...
Khmer:សារធាតុគីមីផ្ទុះខ្លាំង, ប៉ុស្តិ៍ទូរទស្សន៍ ធើនើរ ណេតវើក, ...
Korean:TNT, 티엔티, ...
Persian:تی‌ان‌تی, ...
Polish:TNT, ...
Portuguese (BR):TNT, ...
Romanian:TNT, ...
Swedish:TNT, ...
Thai:ทีเอ็นที, TNT, ...
Turkish:TNT, Turner Network Television, ...
Vietnamese:TNT, ...

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