Shimose powder

noun

A picric acid-based explosive.

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ShimoseShimose gunpowdermelinitelyddite
OriginJapanese 下瀬火薬 →
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Meanings

nounShimose powder (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA picric acid-based explosive.

    Synonyms: Shimose, Shimose gunpowder, melinite, lyddite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA picric acid-based explosive.

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ShimoseShimose gunpowdermelinitelyddite

Origin

  1. Japanese下瀬火薬
  2. EnglishShimose powder

From Shimose + powder. Calque of Japanese 下瀬火薬 (Shimose kayaku), from 下瀬 (Shimose, surname) + 火薬 (kayaku, “gunpowder”, literally “fire chemical”). Named after Japanese chemist 下瀬雅允 (Shimose Masachika) (1860–1911), the developer of the powder.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下瀨火藥 /下濑火药
  • 下瀨火藥 /下濑火药 (Xiàlài huǒyào)explosive
French poudre Shimosa
  • poudre Shimosaexplosive
Japanese 下瀬火薬
  • 下瀬火薬 (Shimose kayaku)explosive
Korean 시모세 화약
  • 시모세 화약 (simose hwayak)explosive
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