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amatol
am·a·tol
/
ˈæm
əˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl
/
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[
am
-
uh
-tawl, -tol
]
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noun
Chemistry
.
an explosive
mixture
of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
Origin:
1915–20;
am(monium)
+ connective
-a-
+
(trinitro)tol(uene)
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amatol
(ˈæməˌtɒl)
—
n
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT, used in shells and bombs
[C20: from
am
(
monium
) + (
trinitro
)
tol
(
uene
)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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