Shimose powder
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Shimose powder
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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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A picric acid-based explosive.
Similar: Shimose, Shimose gunpowder, melinite, lyddite
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noun explosive
| 한국어 | 시모세 화약 simose hwayak |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 下瀬火薬 Shimose kayaku |
| 中文 | 下瀨火藥 /下濑火药 Xiàlài huǒyào |
| Français | poudre Shimosa |
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title = {Shimose powder},
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