amatol

See also: amatól

English

Shells being charged with amatol in Finland 1942

Etymology

Blend of ammonia +‎ toluol.

Noun

amatol (uncountable)

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

Translations

high explosive made from ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene

• Finnish: amatoli
• Irish: amatól m
• Polish: amatol m
• Portuguese: amatol m

See also

• sodatol

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English amatol. First attested in 1927.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.tɔl/

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• Rhymes: -atɔl
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧tol

Noun

amatol m inan

1. amatol

Declension

Declension of amatol

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

Further reading

• amatol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

amatol m (uncountable)

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