inflammable substance

  • 11Greek fire — was a burning liquid weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water. It was largely responsible for many Byzantine military victories, and partly… …

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  • 12weather modification — Deliberate or inadvertent alteration of atmospheric conditions by human activity, sufficient to modify the weather on a local or regional scale. Deliberate alterations include covering plants to keep them warm at night, seeding clouds to induce… …

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  • 13Atmospheric electricity — is the regular diurnal variations of the Earth s atmospheric electromagnetic network (or, more broadly, any planet s electrical system in its layer of gases). The Earth’s surface, the ionosphere, and the atmosphere is known as the global… …

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  • 14Primavalle Fire — The Primavalle Fire ( Rogo di Primavalle in Italian) was an arson occurred in Rome on April 16 1973, which caused the death of two youngsters, children of neo fascist MSI member Mario Mattei.The fire was caused by terrorists of the far left… …

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  • 15Alcoholism — • The term is understood to include all the changes that may occur in the human organism after the ingestion of any form of alcohol Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Alcoholism     Alcoholism …

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  • 16tinder — (n.) dry, inflammable substance, O.E. tynder, related to tendan to kindle, from P.Gmc. *tund ignite, kindle (Cf. Goth. tandjan, Swed. tända, Ger. zünden) …

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  • 17naphtha — naph·tha || næfθə n. inflammable substance at the intermediate stage between gasoline and benzine; kerosene; petroleum …

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  • 18boosted fire — A fire wherein some inflammable substance other than that of which the building was constructed or which it contained contributed to its burning and spreading. State v. Lytle, 214 Minn. 171, 7 N.W.2d 305, 309. See arson …

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  • 19boosted fire — A fire wherein some inflammable substance other than that of which the building was constructed or which it contained contributed to its burning and spreading. State v. Lytle, 214 Minn. 171, 7 N.W.2d 305, 309. See arson …

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  • 20incendiary bomb — noun a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) • Syn: ↑incendiary, ↑firebomb • Derivationally related forms: ↑firebomb (for: ↑firebomb) • Hypernyms …

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