English Explanatory Dictionary

Pharaoh's serpent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of firework that creates a snake-like formation of ash via an intumescent reaction, originally involving toxic mercury (II) thiocyanate.

Word forms

Pharaoh's serpent Pharaoh's serpents
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