NAPALM

napalm

(noun) gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

napalm (usually uncountable, plural napalms)

A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.

Verb

napalm (third-person singular simple present napalms, present participle napalming, simple past and past participle napalmed)

(transitive) To spray or attack with this substance.

Anagrams

• nam pla

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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