amatol

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See also: amatól

English[edit]

Shells being charged with amatol in Finland 1942

Etymology[edit]

Blend of ammonia +‎ toluol.

Noun[edit]

amatol (uncountable)

  1. A high explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene.

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism; compare English amatol. First attested in 1927.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈma.tɔl/
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  • Rhymes: -atɔl
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧tol

Noun[edit]

amatol m inan

  1. amatol

Declension[edit]

Declension of amatol
singular
nominative amatol
genitive amatolu
dative amatolowi
accusative amatol
instrumental amatolem
locative amatolu
vocative amatolu

References[edit]

  1. ^ Przemysł Chemiczny : miesięcznik poświęcony sprawom polskiego przemysłu chemicznego, wydawany staraniem Instytutu Badań Naukowych i Technicznych "Metan" we Lwowie‎[1] (in Polish), number R. 11, nr 9, 1927, page 672

Further reading[edit]

  • amatol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

amatol m (uncountable)

  1. amatol (A high explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene)
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