Etymology

Alamogordo glass

Today it means: Synonym of trinitite. Full definition →

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The story

Alamogordo + glass. From being melt glasses created and found at Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, at the Trinity Test Site, caused by the atomic explosion of the Gadget during the Trinity event.

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