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thermite
[ thur-mahyt ]
noun
- a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
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The Thermite RS3 can be outfitted with a tilting ventilator to maximize water flows.
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Sawdust-packed thermite grenades were stacked right up to the perforated pipes of the sprinkler system.
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She fired a charge of thermite in my head, and it seared its way down my arm to my fingers.
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A mixture of aluminium with various metallic oxides, ready prepared for such purposes, is sold under the name of thermite.
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The thermite was piled generously in a ridge all the way around.
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He leveled his pistol at the thermite ridge where it was nearest to him.
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