English Explanatory Dictionary

haloxyline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

haloxyline

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?]

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