Favier explosive

noun

Any of several explosive mixtures, chiefly of ammonium nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene, used in mining.

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Meanings

nounFavier explosive (plural Favier explosives)

plural Favier explosives

  1. Any of several explosive mixtures, chiefly of ammonium nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene, used in mining.

Origin

After the inventor, P. A. Favier, a Frenchman.

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Favier explosive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Favier%20explosive

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