fulminating mercury

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

fulminating mercury is a valid 19-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4U1L1M3I1N1A1T1I1N1G2M3E1R1C3U1R1Y4
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING

What does fulminating 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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