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Napalm

Scope note

Incendiary substance developed for military purposes in 1943, consisting of gasoline thickened by a mixture of aluminum naphthenate and aluminum palmate to form a gel, used particularly in flamethrowers and incendiary bombs.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000227406

Created

13yrs ago

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