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fulminate vs fulminating mercury

fulminating mercury vs fulminate

fulminate and fulminating mercury both are nouns.

fulminate is a verb but fulminating mercury is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fulminate Yes No Yes No
fulminating mercury Yes No No No
As nouns, fulminating mercury is a hyponym of fulminate; that is, fulminating mercury is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fulminate:
  • fulminate: a salt or ester of fulminic acid
  • fulminating mercury: a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
Other hyponyms of fulminate include fulminate of mercury, mercury fulminate.
fulminate (noun) fulminating mercury (noun)
a salt or ester of fulminic acid a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
fulminate (verb) fulminating mercury (verb)
cause to explode violently and with loud noise
come on suddenly and intensely
criticize severely
Difference between fulminate and fulminating mercury

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