napalm

noun

An aluminum soap of various fatty acids that when mixed with gasoline makes a firm jelly used in some bombs and in flamethrowers.

noun

This jelly.

noun

An incendiary mixture of gasoline or other petroleum fuel and a thickener or gel-forming agent.

noun

A highly incediary liquid consisting of gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps, used as a weapon of war in fire bombs and flame throwers.

noun

A highly flammable, viscous substance, (designed to stick to the body while burning), used in warfare to cause widespread death and destruction, especially in wooded areas.

verb

To spray or attack an area using such substance.

noun

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