amatol

[ am-uh-tawl, -tol ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.

amatol

/ ˈæməˌtɒl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amatol¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amatol¹

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

Example Sentences

Amatol: a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene, used for shell-filling.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, with door open and amatol mines falling out, it swerved and hit a child, crumpled into a tree, and exploded, blowing the two occupants into tattered shreds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their bullets were chunks of brass curtain rod, which the women had sharpened by whetstone; the cartridges were loaded with a mixture of dynamite, amatol, and the flash powder from Chinese firecrackers.

From Time Magazine Archive

On nose-diving into the sea and hitting the hull of a submarine in the act of rising or plunging, the little bomb, containing about 7 lb. of amatol, was exploded by contact.

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