napalm

na·palm  (npäm)

n.

1.

a. An aluminum soap of various fatty acids that when mixed with gasoline makes a firm jelly used in some bombs and in flamethrowers.

b. This jelly.

2. An incendiary mixture of polystyrene, benzene, and gasoline.

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[na(phthenate), salt of naphthenic acid (from naphthene) + palm(itate).]

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napalm v.

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napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm ˈnæ-]

n

(Military) (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a thick and highly incendiary liquid, usually consisting of petrol gelled with aluminium soaps, used in firebombs, flame-throwers, etc.

vb

(Military) (tr) to attack with napalm

[from na(phthene) + palm(itate)]

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napalm  (npäm)

A firm jelly made by mixing gasoline with aluminum salts (made of fatty acids). It is used in some bombs and in flamethrowers. Napalm was developed during World War II.

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1. Powdered aluminum soap or similar compound used to gelatinize oil or gasoline for use in napalm bombs or flame throwers.
2. The resultant gelatinized substance.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

napalm - gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers gasolene, gasoline, petrol, gas - a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Translations

napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm] N → napalm m

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napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm] n → napalm m

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napalm

n → Napalm® nt

vt → mit Napalm bewerfen

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napalm:

napalm bomb

n → Napalmbombe f

napalm bombing

n → Abwurf m → von Napalmbomben

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napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm] n → napalm m

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napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm] n → napalm m

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napalm

n napalm [ˈneipaːm]

petrol in a jelly-like form, used in bombs to cause fire. brandbom نابالْم напалм napalm napalm das Napalm ναπάλμ napalm napalm ماده مخصوص تغلیظ بنزین وتهیه بمب آتش زا napalm napalm חוֹמֶר נֵפֶץ पेट्रोल से बना हुआ पदार्थ जिससे बम बनाते है smjesa u zapaljivim bombama i bacačima plamena napalm napalm napalm napalm ナパーム 네이팜 napalmas napalms bahan bakar berupa cecair dalam bentuk jeli napalm napalm napalm napalm napalm напалм napalm napalm napalm napalm สารคล้ายวุ้นซึ่งติดไฟง่าย napalm 凝固汽油 напалм پٹرول کي جيلي napan 凝固汽油