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ANFO en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈænfoʊ/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable) Acronym of ammonium nitrate–fuel oil, an explosive made from ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil.
   alt of ammonium nitrate–fuel oil
   • The trouble, say experts who spoke on condition of anonymity, is that ANFO can be made in many different ways, and analyses of the minute molecular fragments it may yield in an explosion can produce ambiguous results. 1995 April 21, Malcolm W. Browne, “TERROR IN OKLAHOMA: THE SCIENCE; Experts Search for Debris To Link Bomb to a Suspect”, in The New York Times:

Translations (1)

ja 硝安油剤爆薬 (ammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive)