fulminating mercury

fulminating mercury
noun
a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
Hypernyms: ↑fulminate
Part Holonyms: ↑blasting cap, ↑percussion cap

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noun

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fulminating mercury noun
Fulminate containing bivalent mercury
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Main Entry:fulminate

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