fulminate
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Fulminate should be kept, if possible, in a damp state.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
Fulminate of mercury has been found most serviceable for the latter purpose.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various
Fulminate of mercury is manufactured upon the large scale by two methods.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
Fulminate is full of fire, but it needs a shock or sudden pressure to liberate it.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
"Fulminate" is expressive; but words like "roar" and "bellow" must be borrowed to give the reader an idea of the vocal power put into that performance.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various
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