English Explanatory Dictionary

saxifragine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of gunpowder employing barium nitrate in place of sulfur.

Word forms

saxifragine

Etymology

So called because it can split rocks; see saxifrage. + -ine

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