amatol
[ am-uh-tawl, -tol ]
/ ˈæm əˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /
noun Chemistry.
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
Origin of amatol
Words nearby amatol
amateurism,
amathi,
amati,
amative,
amato,
amatol,
amatory,
amatungula,
amaurosis,
amaurosis congenita of leber,
amaurosis fugax
Example sentences from the Web for amatol
Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.
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British Dictionary definitions for amatol
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)