amatol
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am·a·tol
(ăm′ə-tôl′, -tŏl′)n.
A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene.
[From am(monium) + (trinitro)tol(uene).]
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amatol
(ˈæməˌtɒl)n
(Elements & Compounds) an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT, used in shells and bombs
[C20: from am(monium) + (trinitro)tol(uene)]
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