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TNT
['tiɛn'ti]
[] 梯恩梯

[医] 甲苯



tnt
[ noun ]
explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
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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.]