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FULMINATING GOLD

\fˈʊlmɪnˌe͡ɪtɪŋ ɡˈə͡ʊld], \fˈʊlmɪnˌe‍ɪtɪŋ ɡˈə‍ʊld], \f_ˈʊ_l_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ ɡ_ˈəʊ_l_d]\

Definitions of FULMINATING GOLD

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A compound of gold and ammonium, Au203 (NH3)4. It was formerly employed as a diaphoretic. It is a greenish or brownish powder, exploding readily and with great violence on either heating or percussion.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

[L.] Explosive compounds formed of the oxides of these metals combined with ammonia or nitrogen.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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