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    FULMINATING MERCURY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion capsplay

    Synonyms:

    fulminate of mercury; fulminating mercury; mercury fulminate

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("fulminating mercury" is a kind of...):

    fulminate (a salt or ester of fulminic acid)

    Holonyms ("fulminating mercury" is a part of...):

    blasting cap (a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives)

    percussion cap (a detonator that explodes when struck)

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