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noun
1.
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to drop bombs containing napalm on (troops, a city, or the like).
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Word Origin & History
napalm
1942, from na(phthenic) palm(itic) acids, used in manufacture of the chemical that thickens gasoline. The verb is 1950, from the noun.
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napalm  (nā'päm') Pronunciation Key
A firm jelly made by mixing gasoline with aluminum salts (made of fatty acids). It is used in some bombs and in flamethrowers. Napalm was developed during World War II. |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| napalm naphthene + palmitate |
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