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Webster 1913 Edition

Haloxyline

Ha-lox′y-line

,

Noun.

[Gr.

ἄλς

,

ἁλός

, salt +

ξύλον

wood.]

An explosive mixture, consisting of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and ferrocyanide of potassium, used as a substitute for gunpowder.

Definition 2024

haloxyline

haloxyline

English

Noun

haloxyline ‎(uncountable)

An explosive compound of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and potassium ferrocyanide, formerly used as a substitute for gunpowder.