fulminating mercury meaning

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fulminating mercury (noun): a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps.

Definition of fulminating mercury

  1. a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps

    Synonyms: mercury fulminate, fulminate of mercury

    Type of: fulminate

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