Pharaoh's serpents

A form of Pharaoh's serpent — A kind of firework that creates a snake-like formation of ash via an intumescent reaction, originally involving toxic mercury (II) thiocyanate.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Pharaoh's serpent
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