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