amatol

[ am-uh-tawl, -tol ]

nounChemistry.

an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.

Origin of amatol

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

Words Nearby amatol

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How to use amatol in a sentence

This was tamped by hand to the proper density, it being more compressible than cold amatol.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict Crowell
amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various

British Dictionary definitions for amatol

amatol

/ (ˈæməˌtɒl) /

noun

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

Origin of amatol

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

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