amorce — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
amorce is used for these senses in English:
- percussion cap a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact
- priming A substance used as a primer.
primer — full definition
- noun A short introductory book or guide covering the basics of a subject.
- noun A substance applied as a base coat before paint, to help it stick and look even.
- noun A device or charge used to set off an explosive.
priming — full definition
- noun A substance used as a primer.
- noun A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
- noun A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
- noun The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.