English word TNT comes from English trinitrotoluene

Detailed word origin of TNT

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
trinitrotoluene	English (eng)	A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.
TNT	English (eng)	, a U.S. television channel (an explosive substance used in blasting). (informal) dynamite.