German tinder

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German tinder

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  1. dated, uncountable amadou When lucifers were struck they only fizzed and sputtered, would not burn. German tinder succeeded better; for the exhausted atmosphere, hungering for oxygen, uniting with the atoms of saltpetre in the process of ignition, the tinder, instead of its usual dull glow, threw out a long bright flame, mad

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@misc{german_tinder_2026,
  title = {German tinder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/german%20tinder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}