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ecrasite

ecrasite noun: an explosive material which is unaffected by moisture, shock and fire, a mixture of ammonium cresylate with picric acid that is prepared from trinitrocresol.

Noun

ecrasite (uncountable)

  1. An explosive material which is unaffected by moisture, shock and fire, a mixture of ammonium cresylate with picric acid that is prepared from trinitrocresol.

Origin of ecrasite

From French écrasite, from écraser.

Questions about ecrasite

What does ecrasite mean?
Ecrasite means an explosive material which is unaffected by moisture, shock and fire, a mixture of ammonium cresylate with picric acid that is prepared from trinitrocresol.
What part of speech is ecrasite?
Ecrasite is a noun.

Words near ecrasite in the dictionary

  1. ecranches
  2. ecranisation
  3. ecranisations
  4. ecraseur
  5. ecraseurs
  6. ecrasite
  7. ECREE
  8. ecribellate
  9. ECRL
  10. ECRLOT
  11. ecromeximab

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