styphnate
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]styphnate (plural styphnates)
- (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of styphnic acid
- 1981, NASA Tech Briefs, volume 6, page 24:
- 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.