herculiten.
A kind of explosive: see quot. 1892.
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1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Sept. 7/1 Herculite, a new French explosive, is a yellowish-grey powder, composed of sawdust, camphor, nitrate of potash, and several substances that are kept secret.
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