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Indian fire

Indian fire noun: a pyrotechnic composition of sulfur, niter, and realgar, which burns with a brilliant white light.

Noun

Indian fire (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A pyrotechnic composition of sulfur, niter, and realgar, which burns with a brilliant white light.

Questions about Indian fire

What does Indian fire mean?
Indian fire means a pyrotechnic composition of sulfur, niter, and realgar, which burns with a brilliant white light.
What part of speech is Indian fire?
Indian fire is a noun.

Words near Indian fire in the dictionary

  1. Indian feather mosses
  2. Indian fever
  3. Indian fig
  4. Indian figs
  5. Indian file
  6. Indian fire
  7. Indian fox
  8. Indian foxes
  9. Indian Game
  10. Indian gazelle
  11. Indian gazelles

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