amatol

am·a·tol

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [am-uh-tawl, -tol]
- /ˈæm əˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl/
- /ˈæ.mə.tɒl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [am-uh-tawl, -tol]
- /ˈæm əˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl/

Definitions of amatol word

noun amatol an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT, used in shells and bombs 3
noun amatol a powerful explosive made up of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene (TNT) 3
noun amatol an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT. 1
noun amatol A high explosive consisting of a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. 1
noun amatol A high explosive made from a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene. 0

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Origin of amatol

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; am(monium) + connective -a- + (trinitro)tol(uene)

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Parts of speech for Amatol

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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amatol popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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