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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

TNT

noun: explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene [syn: {trinitrotoluene}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, noun

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.]
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