mercury fulminate

/ˌmʌrkjəri ˌfʊlməˈneɪt/
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Definitions of mercury fulminate
  1. noun
    a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
    synonyms: fulminate of mercury, fulminating mercury
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    type of:
    fulminate
    a salt or ester of fulminic acid
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