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FULMINATE OF MERCURY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
Synonyms:
fulminate of mercury; fulminating mercury; mercury fulminate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fulminate of mercury" is a kind of...):
fulminate (a salt or ester of fulminic acid)
Holonyms ("fulminate of mercury" is a part of...):
blasting cap (a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives)
percussion cap (a detonator that explodes when struck)
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