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Algaroth powder
Origin:
1795–1805; part translation of French poudre d'algaroth powder of algaroth < Italian algarotto, named after Vittorio Algarotto (died 1604), Italian physician
1795–1805; part translation of French poudre d'algaroth powder of algaroth < Italian algarotto, named after Vittorio Algarotto (died 1604), Italian physician
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Algaroth powder
has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
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