Definition of "amatol" []

• A highly explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene. (noun)

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• "*Sodium amatol was a barbiturate used to treat catatonic mutism."
• "There were some packages of pre-fabricated explosives with amatol, primer and chemical detonator combined in one neat unit with a miniature timing device that ranged from five seconds to five minutes, complete with sucker clamps."
• "We tried sodium amatol on him three years ago to find where he buried a Princton student; he gave 'em a recipe for chip dip."