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fulminate
1. A salt of fulminic acid. 2. HgC2N2O2 An explosive mercury compound derived from the fulminic acid; used for the caps or exploders by means of which charges of gunpowder, dynamite, and other explosives are fired. Also known as mercury fulminate.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Chemistry
- Category: Organic chemistry
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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