Sprengel explosive

noun

ˈspreŋgəl-,

ˈshpreŋəl-

: any of numerous high explosives formed by mixing just before use an oxidizing agent (such as nitric acid or potassium chlorate) and a combustible ingredient (such as nitrobenzene) neither of which by itself is explosive

Word History

Etymology

after Herman J. P. Sprengel †1906 British chemist born in Germany

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