mercury fulminate
An explosive crystalline compound of mercury with the chemical formula Hg₂An explosive crystalline compound of mercury with the chemical formula Hg(ONC)₂.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An explosive crystalline compound of mercury with the chemical formula Hg(ONC)₂.
More definitions
- a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps:fulminate of mercuryfulminating mercury
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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