Home
English Dictionary
examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'
Dictionary
Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...
Fulminate of mercury
Listen
noun
fulminate of mercury
n. (Chem.) The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also mercury fulminate. It is prepared as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT.
See images of 'Fulminate of mercury'
Etymology of 'Fulminate of mercury'
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
Advanced search
Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern
Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to
only single words
Share
|
Words linked to "Fulminate of mercury" :
fulminate
,
fulminating mercury
,
percussion cap
,
mercury fulminate
Copyright © 2024 Diccionario ingles.com