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amatol

American  
[am-uh-tawl, -tol] / ˈæm əˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.

amatol British  
/ ˈæməˌtɒl /

noun

  1. an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT, used in shells and bombs

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Etymology

Origin of amatol

1915–20; am(monium) + connective -a- + (trinitro)tol(uene)

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Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.

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