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styphnate

styphnate noun: any salt or ester of styphnic acid.

Noun

styphnate (plural styphnates)

  1. Any salt or ester of styphnic acid.
    • The microdetonators, manufactured commercially, utilize a material that includes lead styphnate. This detonator is readily ignited by laser energy but is relatively insensitive to other stimuli.1981, NASA Tech Briefs, volume 6, page 24

styphnate meaning in Malay

styphnate in Malay

Translations
stifnat

Forms of styphnate

pluralstyphnates

Origin of styphnate

From styphnic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about styphnate

What does styphnate mean?
Styphnate means any salt or ester of styphnic acid.
What is styphnate in Malay?
Styphnate in Malay is stifnat. See Styphnate meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is styphnate?
Styphnate is a noun.
What is the plural of styphnate?
The plural of styphnate is styphnates.

Words near styphnate in the dictionary

  1. Stymphalus
  2. stymy
  3. stymying
  4. stype
  5. stypes
  6. styphnate
  7. styphnates
  8. styphnic
  9. styphnic acid
  10. styplopod
  11. stypsis

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