fulminating mercury
1fulminating mercury — noun a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps • Syn: ↑mercury fulminate, ↑fulminate of mercury • Hypernyms: ↑fulminate • Part Holonyms: ↑blasting cap, ↑ …
2Mercury(II) fulminate — Mercury(II) fulminate …
3mercury fulminate — noun a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps • Syn: ↑fulminate of mercury, ↑fulminating mercury • Hypernyms: ↑fulminate • Part Holonyms: ↑blasting cap, ↑ …
4fulminate of mercury — noun a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps • Syn: ↑mercury fulminate, ↑fulminating mercury • Hypernyms: ↑fulminate • Part Holonyms: ↑blasting cap, ↑ …
5Fulminate — Fulminates are chemical compounds which include the fulminate ion. The fulminate ion is a pseudohalic ion, acting like a halogen with its charge and reactivity. Due to the instability of the ion, they are friction sensitive explosives. The best… …
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7Fulminate de mercure — Général Nom IUPAC Fulminate de mercure No CAS …
8blasting cap — noun a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives • Hypernyms: ↑detonator, ↑detonating device, ↑cap • Part Meronyms: ↑mercury fulminate, ↑fulminate of mercury, ↑fulminating mercury * * * …
9percussion cap — noun a detonator that explodes when struck • Hypernyms: ↑detonator, ↑detonating device, ↑cap • Part Meronyms: ↑mercury fulminate, ↑fulminate of mercury, ↑fulminating mercury …
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