Anfo
/ˈænfoʊ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Acronym of ammonium nitrate–fuel oil, an explosive made from ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
"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."
- 2 An industrial explosive made of the mix of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil wordnet
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More examples"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."