Meanings
nounANFO (uncountable)
- abbreviationacronymuncountableAcronym of ammonium nitrate–fuel oil, an explosive made from ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil.
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.
1995 April 21, Malcolm W. Browne, “TERROR IN OKLAHOMA: THE SCIENCE; Experts Search for Debris To Link Bomb to a Suspect”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn industrial explosive made of the mix of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil
Similar
ammonium nitrate/fuel oil
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Japanese 硝安油剤爆薬
- 硝安油剤爆薬 (shōan yuzai bakuyaku)ammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive
Polish ANFO, saletrol
- ANFOammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive
- saletrolammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive
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Cite this entry
APA
ANFO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ANFO
MLA
“ANFO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ANFO. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ANFO,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ANFO.
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