MERCURY FULMINATE


Meaning of MERCURY FULMINATE in English

Chem.

a gray, crystalline solid, Hg(CNO) 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial and military detonators. Also called fulminate of mercury .

[ 1900-05 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .