Usually means: Explosive compound used in detonators.
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Definitions from WordNet (fulminate of mercury)

▸ noun:  a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps


Opposite:
calomel, mercurous chloride

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calomel, mercurous chloride




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