mercury fulminate

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mercury fulminate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  fulminate of mercury \ful"mi*nate of mer"cu*ry\, n. (Chem.)
     The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also
     mercury fulminate. It is prepared as gray crystals, and is
     used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives,
     such as dynamite or TNT.
     [PJC]

  mercury fulminate \mer"cu*ry ful"mi*nate\, n. (Chem.)
     The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also
     fulminate of mercury. It is an explosive compound prepared
     as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for
     detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT. It is
     sensitive to shock and may be detonated by a blow.
     [PJC]

mercury fulminate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mercury fulminate
      n 1: a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or
           heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion
           caps [syn: mercury fulminate, fulminate of mercury,
           fulminating mercury]