heracline

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noun

A picrate compound used as an explosive.

First used 1870s, out of use by 1900Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounheracline (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableA picrate compound used as an explosive.First known use 1870s, out of use by 1900

Origin

Ancient Greek, related to Hercules.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

helicrane
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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