| NOUN | substance | fulminate of mercury, mercury fulminate, fulminating mercury | a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated |
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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. | |
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| Synonyms | mercury fulminate, fulminating mercury | |
| Part of | blasting cap | A small tube filled with detonating substances |
| percussion cap | A detonator that explodes when struck | |
| Broader | fulminate | A salt or ester of fulminic acid |
| Spanish | fulminante de mercurio, fulminato de mercurio | |
| Catalan | fulminat de mercuri | |
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