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I . ful·mi·nate [ˈfʊlmɪneɪt] VB intr

1. fulminate:

to fulminate against [or about] sth
to fulminate against [or about] sth
gegen etw acc wettern inf

2. fulminate liter (explode):

fulminate
fulminate

II . ful·mi·nate [ˈfʊlmɪneɪt] N CHEM

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fulminate of mercury

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Primary explosives such as mercury fulminate were often used as a detonator, in combination with an explosive booster charge such as tetryl.
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In this factory, they handled picric acid, nitroglycerine and fulminate of mercury.
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The inside was filled with shrapnel and dynamite, while the fuse was made of a tube filled with mercury fulminate.
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Other disc or pellet-type primers held a supply of tiny fulminate detonator discs in a small magazine.
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One chemical used for the friction strip is silver fulminate, which is highly unstable.
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Other types of inorganic compounds include the inorganic salts and complexes of the carbon-containing cyanide, cyanate, fulminate, thiocyanate and cyanamide ions.
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Rather than storing a reserve of fulminate in a container they were now single-use pellets.
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Silver fulminate is a primary explosive that has very little practical value due to its extreme sensitivity to impact, heat, pressure and electricity.
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A small vial of sulfuric acid was fastened to the wood block, along with three fulminate-of-mercury blasting caps.
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When the trigger releases the hammer, it strikes the cap, causing the mercuric fulminate to explode.
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