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Significados de fulminate of mercury en inglés

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fulminat de mercuri
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A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps.

fulminat de mercuri
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Examples for "mercury fulminate"
Examples for "mercury fulminate"
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It is ignited in such projectiles by a mercury -fulminate cap that sets off a fuse containing powdered magnesium-thestuff photographers employ for flashlights.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
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They were arranging a percussion fuse of fulminating mercury.
The Captain of the Kansas
Uso de fulminate of mercury en inglés
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The detonator, comprising fulminate of mercury, is placed in the head or tail of the missile.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
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A contrivance in a bomb containing fulminate of mercury, which, ignited by a fuse, explodes the charge.
"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
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This is fulminate of mercury.
The Winds of the World
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When setting off a charge, a cap containing some fulminate of mercury is put over the end of the fuse.
Boy Scouts in Southern Waters; Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest
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Arab jealousy is about as quick as fulminate of mercury: as unreasonable, from a western viewpoint, as a love-sick woman's.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
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The nose of the torpedo strikes the side of the battleship and the compact jars the primer of fulminate of mercury.
America's War for Humanity
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The low and high explosives are differentiated, and the sensitiveness of fulminate of mercury and other detonators is clearly pointed out.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LX...
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This ignites the fuse, which burns down and sets off the detonator, charged with fulminate of mercury, which explodes the main charge of ammonia.
"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
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The wafer is composed of a cap of cartridge-paper, enclosing a layer of fulminate of mercury combined with a small quantity of mealed powder.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. / 1866. Fourth...
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Early attempts to produce percussion fuzes were unsuccessful, but the discovery of fulminate of mercury in 1799 finally afforded the means of attaining this object.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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He calmly sat down in an arm chair, leaning back as he carefully balanced the deadly little box of fulminate of mercury on his knee.
The Exploits of Elaine
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Fulminate of mercury has been found most serviceable for the latter purpose.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
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