Definition of Mercury Fulminate in English :

Define Mercury Fulminate in English

Mercury Fulminate meaning in English

Meaning of Mercury Fulminate in English

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Mercury Fulminate pronunciation in English

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Mercury Fulminate

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Noun

1. fulminate of mercury, fulminating mercury, mercury fulminate

a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps

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Mercury Fulminate

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noun
chemistry
an explosive substance made from dissolving mercury in nitric acid and alcohol

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Mercury Fulminate

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