amvis
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
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Definition of amvis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)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 […]”
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Etymology
Blend of ammonium + Latin vis (“strength”).
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