Fulminic

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to fulminic acid or its derivatives
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In chem., of or pertaining to or capable of detonation.
  • Word Usage
    "The friendship between Liebig and Wöhler began in 1825 after they amicably resolved a dispute over two substances that had apparently the same composition — cyanic acid and fulminic acid — but very different characteristics: the silver compound of fulminic acid, investigated by Liebig, was explosive, whereas silver cyanate, as Wöhler found, was not."
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