TNT

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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