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Meaning of styphnate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any salt or ester of styphnic acid.

Equivalents

Italiano stifnato

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

styphnic acid stypsis Styptic styptic pencil styptic tree stypticity