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na·palm
(nā′päm′)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 gasoline or other petroleum fuel and a thickener or gel-forming agent.
na′palm′ v.
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napalm
(ˈneɪpɑːm; ˈnæ-)n
1. (Military) a thick and highly incendiary liquid, usually consisting of petrol gelled with aluminium soaps, used in firebombs, flame-throwers, etc
2. (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
[C20: from na(phthene) + palm(itate)]
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na•palm
(ˈneɪ pɑm)n.
1. a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
v.t. 2. to bomb or attack with napalm.
[1940–45; na (phthene) + palm(itate) a salt of palmitic acid]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
napalm
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.
2. The resultant gelatinized substance.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
napalm
Past participle: napalmed
Gerund: napalming
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| Noun | 1. | napalm - gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers |
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Translations
نابالْم
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
napalm
n → Napalm® nt
napalm
:napalm bomb
n → Napalmbombe f
napalm bombing
n → Abwurf m → von Napalmbomben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
napalm
(ˈneipaːm) noun petrol in a jelly-like form, used in bombs to cause fire.
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napalm
n napalm mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.