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Definition of amatol in English: amatolnounˈamətɒlˈaməˌtôl mass nounA high explosive consisting of a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. Example sentencesExamples - The walls were also slightly thinner, giving a capacity of 6.15 kg of amatol.
- Originally these mines had TNT-filling, but Finnish manuals list only mines with amatol filling.
- Secondly, a lot of bombs failed to detonate as many had warheads made of amatol, which was an inefficient explosive.
- This realization also led to the production of minol, a mixture of aluminium and amatol, that could devastate an area 80% larger than TNT alone.
Origin Early 20th century: formed irregularly from am(monium) + tol(uene). Definition of amatol in US English: amatolnounˈaməˌtôl A high explosive consisting of a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. Example sentencesExamples - This realization also led to the production of minol, a mixture of aluminium and amatol, that could devastate an area 80% larger than TNT alone.
- Secondly, a lot of bombs failed to detonate as many had warheads made of amatol, which was an inefficient explosive.
- Originally these mines had TNT-filling, but Finnish manuals list only mines with amatol filling.
- The walls were also slightly thinner, giving a capacity of 6.15 kg of amatol.
Origin Early 20th century: formed irregularly from am(monium) + tol(uene). |