Minoln.
/ˈmʌɪnɒl/, U.S. /ˈmaɪnɔl/, /ˈmaɪnɑl/ A mixture of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene (TNT), and aluminium powder used as an explosive in depth charges.
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1946 Battle of Atlantic (H.M.S.O.) 57 About this time [sc. January 1943] the shattering power of our naval depth-charge was increased by the use of a new explosive called ‘Minol’. This would crack the pressure hull of a U-boat at 25 feet.
1947 J. G. Crowther & R. Whiddington Sci. at War iv. 161 From January 1943, all Mark VII depth charges were filled with Minol.
1972 Materials & Technol. IV. xix. 725 The ammonals..and the minols—ammonium nitrate 40%, TNT 40% and aluminium 20%—were used for commercial and military applications, but are liable to evolve gases owing to the interaction of aluminium with moist ammonium nitrate.
1982 Jrnl. Palestine Stud. 11 50 Each bomblet contains 1.1 lbs. of Minol or H6 high explosive wrapped in a hardened, high-density steel case.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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