Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ammonal

/ˈa.mə.nal/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-mon-al
IPA: /ˈa.mə.nal/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene, and aluminium powder.

Example Sentences

"Our greatest trial was the German canister. It was a two-gallon drum with a cylinder containing about two pounds of an explosive called ammonal that looked like salmon paste, smelled like marzipan, and when it went off sounded like the Day of judgment."

Etymology

From ammon(ium) + al(uminium).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈa.mə.nal/

Inflected Forms

ammonals (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ammonal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈa.mə.nal/.
What does ammonal mean?: An explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene, and aluminium powder.
Where does ammonal come from?: From ammon(ium) + al(uminium).

How to pronounce ammonal

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