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amatol

American

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

noun

Chemistry.

an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.

amatol British

/ ˈæməˌtɒl /

noun

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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