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haloxyline

haloxyline noun: an explosive compound of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and potassium ferrocyanide, formerly used as a substitute for gunpowder.

Noun

haloxyline (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An explosive compound of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and potassium ferrocyanide, formerly used as a substitute for gunpowder.

Origin of haloxyline

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Questions about haloxyline

What does haloxyline mean?
Haloxyline means an explosive compound of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and potassium ferrocyanide, formerly used as a substitute for gunpowder.
What part of speech is haloxyline?
Haloxyline is a noun.

Words near haloxyline in the dictionary

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