an explosive made by mixing TNT, ammonium nitrate, and aluminium powder
Word origin
C20: from ammon(ium) + al(uminium)
ammonal in American English
(ˈæməˌnæl)
noun
a high explosive consisting chiefly of powdered aluminum, ammonium nitrate, and TNT
Word origin
[1900–05; ammon(ium) + al(uminum)]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, hookup, hydroplane, internship, throwaway