maximite

 [mak-suh-mahyt]  

max·im·ite

   [mak-suh-mahyt]
noun Chemistry.
a powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid.
Origin:
1895–1900; named after Hudson Maxim; see -ite1
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Maximite is always a great word to know.
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a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
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