NOUN | substance | Greek fire | a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries |
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Meaning | A mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted. | |
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Broader | mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) |
weapon, arm, weapon system | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | |
Spanish | fuego griego |
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