fulminate of mercury

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

fulminate of mercury is a valid 20-letter word worth 33 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4U1L1M3I1N1A1T1E1O1F4M3E1R1C3U1R1Y4
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =33 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 66TRIPLE WORD → 99
MEANING

What does fulminate of mercury mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps.

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