Category:Favier explosive

Fa`vier" ex*plo"sive. [After the inventor, P. A. Favier, a Frenchman.]

Defn: Any of several explosive mixtures, chiefly of ammonium nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene. They are stable, but require protection from moisture. As prepared it is a compressed cylinder of the explosive, filled with loose powder of the same composition, all inclosed in waterproof wrappers. It is used for mining.