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styphnates

styphnates is the plural of styphnate.

Meaning of styphnate

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

Questions about styphnates

What is styphnates the plural of?
Styphnates is the plural of styphnate.

Words near styphnates in the dictionary

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

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