mercury fulminate

noun Chemistry.

a gray, crystalline solid, Hg(CNO)₂, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial and military detonators.

Also called fulminate of mercury.

Origin:
1900–05

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Mercury fulminate is always a great word to know.

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the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule

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mercury fulminate
noun
a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps

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