styphnate

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noun

Any salt or ester of styphnic acid.

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Meanings

nounstyphnate (plural styphnates)

plural styphnates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of styphnic acid.

    The microdetonators, manufactured commercially, utilize a material that includes lead styphnate. This detonator is readily ignited by laser energy but is relatively insensitive to other stimuli.

    1981, NASA Tech Briefs, volume 6, page 24

Origin

From styphnic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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Translations

Italian stifnato
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Malay stifnat
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Swedish styfnat
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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