napalm (redirected from napalming)

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

Noun

a highly inflammable jellied petrol, used in firebombs and flame-throwers

Verb

to attack (people or places) with napalm [na(phthene) + palm(itate) salt of palmitic acid]

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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.

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

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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.

Translations

napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm] n → napalm m

napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm] n → napalm m

napalm [ˈneɪpɑːm] n → Napalm nt

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 소이제; 네이팜 폭탄 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