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chemical horn

chemical horn noun: a horn on a floating mine which, upon contact, releases an electrolyte that makes an electrical connection and initiates the explosion.

Noun

chemical horn (plural chemical horns)

  1. a horn on a floating mine which, upon contact, releases an electrolyte that makes an electrical connection and initiates the explosion

Forms of chemical horn

pluralchemical horns

Questions about chemical horn

What does chemical horn mean?
Chemical horn means a horn on a floating mine which, upon contact, releases an electrolyte that makes an electrical connection and initiates the explosion.
What part of speech is chemical horn?
Chemical horn is a noun.
What is the plural of chemical horn?
The plural of chemical horn is chemical horns.

Words near chemical horn in the dictionary

  1. chemical genomics
  2. chemical hazard
  3. chemical hazards
  4. chemical hood
  5. chemical hoods
  6. chemical horn
  7. chemical horns
  8. chemical imbalance
  9. chemical imbalances
  10. chemical indicator
  11. chemical indicators

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