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amvis

amvis noun: an explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated naphthalene, and woodmeal.

Noun

amvis (uncountable)

  1. An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated naphthalene, and woodmeal.
    • It is difficult to explain the cause of this, but one suggestion was offered by the manager, viz., that the detonator wires short circuited inside the cartridge of amvis. The point of short circuit set fire to the amvis charge […]1897, Great Britain, Mines Department

Origin of amvis

Blend of ammonium + Latin vis (“strength”).

Questions about amvis

What does amvis mean?
Amvis means an explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated naphthalene, and woodmeal.
What part of speech is amvis?
Amvis is a noun.

Words near amvis in the dictionary

  1. Amuzgos
  2. amuzing
  3. AMV
  4. AMVcore
  5. AMVETS
  6. amvis
  7. Amvrosiivka
  8. AMVs
  9. Amwell
  10. AMWF
  11. AMWFs

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