amatol

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

noun Chemistry.

an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.

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Origin of amatol

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

Words nearby amatol

amateurism, amathi, amati, amative, amato, amatol, amatory, amatungula, amaurosis, amaurosis congenita of leber, amaurosis fugax
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amatol
/ (ˈæməˌtɒl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for amatol

C20: from am (monium) + (trinitro) tol (uene)
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