ammonium nitrate/fuel oil
- noun
- Specialized
- Strict safety protocols are followed when storing ammonium nitrate/fuel oil on construction sites.
Examples
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The quarry used ammonium nitrate/fuel oil to blast through the solid granite rock.
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Many mining companies rely on ammonium nitrate/fuel oil for efficient blasting.
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Large-scale excavations often rely on ammonium nitrate/fuel oil due to its cost-effectiveness.
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The construction team used ammonium nitrate/fuel oil for blasting.
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The quarry used ammonium nitrate/fuel oil to blast through the solid granite rock.
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Large-scale excavations often rely on ammonium nitrate/fuel oil due to its cost-effectiveness.
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Many mining companies rely on ammonium nitrate/fuel oil for efficient blasting.
Synonyms
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An explosive made by mixing a common fertilizer with fuel oil and used in mining and destroying buildings
Surface Forms
Morphology
The expression literally names a mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, so its compositional structure is clear to learners who know the constituent words. However, the crucial implicature that this specific mixture is an industrial explosive requires specialized chemical/technical knowledge and is not predictable from the words alone, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Ammonium nitrate/fuel oil is a literal name that shows its two main parts: the fertilizer ammonium nitrate and the fuel oil used with it. Miners and construction crews used that mixture to 'blast rock', so the name directly points to its meaning as an 'industrial explosive'.