fulminating silver

"Fulminating silver" has no exact chemical or dictionary definition.

"Fulminating silver", though always referring to an explosive silver-containing substance, is an ambiguous term.

Silver fulminate and "fulminating silver"

Fulminating silver is the name given to a number of explosive silver-containing substances that "fulminate" or detonate easily and violently.

Silver fulminate is often confused with silver nitride, silver azide, or fulminating silver.

Silver nitride was formerly referred to as fulminating silver, but this can cause confusion with silver fulminate, or silver azide, other compounds which have also been referred to by this name.