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napalm definition

☆ na·palm (nā′päm′)

noun

  1. sodium palmitate or an aluminum soap added to gasoline or oil to form a jellylike substance
  2. this substance, used in flame throwers and bombs

Etymology: na(phthene) + palm(itate), constituents used in its manufacture

transitive verb

to attack or burn with napalm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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