FULMINATING MERCURY
\fˈʊlmɪnˌe͡ɪtɪŋ mˈɜːkjʊɹi], \fˈʊlmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ mˈɜːkjʊɹi], \f_ˈʊ_l_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ m_ˈɜː_k_j_ʊ_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of FULMINATING MERCURY
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a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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