| 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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