Thesaurus / fulminate
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This flare was communicated to the percussion cap, or fulminate of mercury, at the base of the cartridge.
WHISPERING WIRESHENRY LEVERAGEMercury fulminate is more often employed in the detonator, and is prepared from mercury, alcohol, and nitric acid.
THE NEW GRESHAM ENCYCLOPEDIAVARIOUSThe most tremendous explosives refuse to explode unless some detonator like fulminate of mercury is set off first.
THE CUP OF FURYRUPERT HUGHESDigest copper (in powder or filings) with fulminate of mercury or of silver, and a little water.
COOLEY'S CYCLOPDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES..., SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME IARNOLD COOLEYIt greatly resembles fulminate of silver in its appearance and general properties.
COOLEY'S CYCLOPDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES..., SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME IARNOLD COOLEYFrom that solution beautiful pearly spangles of fulminate fall down as the liquid cools.
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND MINESANDREW UREIt is therefore ill adapted for attaching the fulminate to copper caps.
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND MINESANDREW UREThe use of mercuric fulminate as a detonator dates from about 1814, when the explosive cap was invented.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 11, SLICE 3VARIOUSThe friction produces heat, the heat fires the fulminate, and off it goes with a crack.
THE STORY OF A TINDER-BOXCHARLES MEYMOTT TIDYThe detonator is filled with some easily detonated substance, such as fulminate of mercury.
AMERICA'S MUNITIONS 1917-1918BENEDICT CROWELLWORDS RELATED TO FULMINATE
- abuses
- admonishes
- augurs
- blackmails
- blusters
- browbeats
- bullies
- cautions
- comminates
- cows
- enforces
- flex muscles
- forebodes
- forewarns
- fulminates
- growls
- intimidates
- looks daggers
- makes threat
- menaces
- portends
- presages
- pressurizes
- pushes around
- scares
- scowls
- shakes fist at
- snarls
- spooks
- terrorizes
- torments
- walks heavy
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