noun
fulminate; fulminating compound
Chemistry term for a salt or ester of fulminic acid; highly explosive.
雷酸塩は衝撃に敏感な爆発性化合物である。
Fulminates are explosive compounds sensitive to shock.
Compound of 雷酸 (らいさん, fulminic acid) + 塩 (えん, salt). The derivation of 雷酸 is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.