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FULMINATING MERCURY

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fulminating mercury" is a kind of...):

fulminate (a salt or ester of fulminic acid)

Holonyms ("fulminating 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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