Favier explosive

English

Etymology

After the inventor, P. A. Favier, a Frenchman.

Noun

Favier explosive (plural Favier explosives)

  1. Any of several explosive mixtures, chiefly of ammonium nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene, used in mining.
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