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mercury fulminate
(encz) | mercury fulminate, n: |
mercury fulminate
(gcide) | fulminate of mercury \ful"mi*nate of mer"cu*ry\, n. (Chem.)
The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also
mercury fulminate. It is prepared as gray crystals, and is
used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives,
such as dynamite or TNT.
[PJC] |
mercury fulminate
(gcide) | mercury fulminate \mer"cu*ry ful"mi*nate\, n. (Chem.)
The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also
fulminate of mercury. It is an explosive compound prepared
as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for
detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT. It is
sensitive to shock and may be detonated by a blow.
[PJC] |
mercury fulminate
(wn) | mercury fulminate
n 1: a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or
heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion
caps [syn: mercury fulminate, fulminate of mercury,
fulminating mercury] |
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