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amatol

(am′ə tôl′, -täl′, -tōl′)

noun

a powerful explosive made up of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene (TNT)

Origin: < am(monium) + tol(uene)

See amatol in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene.

Origin:

Origin: From am(monium)

Origin: + (trinitro)tol(uene)

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