haloxyline

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounhaloxyline (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableAn explosive compound of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and potassium ferrocyanide, formerly used as a substitute for gunpowder.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  2. Englishhaloxyline

Ancient Greek [Term?]

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APA

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

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“haloxyline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haloxyline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haloxyline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haloxyline.

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