Etymograph

English

amvis

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

A blend of ammonium + vis ‘strength’

New Latin ammōnium

English ammonium

Today it means

noun An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated naphthalene, and woodmeal.

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