Noun: fulminate of mercury
- A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
"fulminate of mercury was once widely used in percussion caps for firearms";
- mercury fulminate, fulminating mercury
Derived forms: fulminates of mercury
Type of: fulminate
Part of: blasting cap, percussion cap
Encyclopedia: Fulminate of mercury