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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fa·vier ex·plo·sive prop. n..  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.
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