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Minol|ˈmaɪnɒl|
Also minol.
[Prob. f. mine n. + -ol.]
A mixture of ammonium nitrate, T.N.T., and aluminium used as the explosive in depth charges.
1946Battle of Atlantic (H.M.S.O.) 57 About this time [sc. January 1943] the shattering power of our naval depth-charge was increased by the use of a new explosive called ‘Minol’. This would crack the pressure hull of a U-boat at 25 feet. 1947Crowther & Whiddington Science at War iv. 161 From January 1943, all Mark VII depth charges were filled with Minol. 1972Materials & Technol. IV. xix. 725 The ammonals..and the minols—ammonium nitrate 40%, TNT 40% and aluminium 20% —were used for commercial and military applications, but are liable to evolve gases owing to the interaction of aluminium with moist ammonium nitrate. |