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Noun: fulminate of mercury
  1. A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
    - mercury fulminate, fulminating mercury

Derived forms: fulminates of mercury

Type of: fulminate

Part of: blasting cap, percussion cap

Encyclopedia: Fulminate of mercury

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fulmar
fulmar petrel
Fulmarus
Fulmarus glacialis
fulminant
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fulminate of mercury
fulminating mercury
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fulminic acid
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Fulton
fulvic acid
Fulvicin