ammonite
Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass AmmonoideaAny of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
Ammonit
аммони́тammonít
one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
(uncountable)An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.
аммони́тammonít
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Origin
From French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), as it was called by PlFrom French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), as it was called by Pliny the Elder in reference to coiling ram horns used to symbolise the Egyptian god Amun. Equivalent to Ammon + -ite.
From ammonium nitrate.
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