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English noun: fulminate of mercury

1. fulminate of mercury (substance) a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps


Synonymsfulminating mercury, mercury fulminate


Broader (hypernym)fulminate


Part meronymblasting cap, percussion cap









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