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  2. Asthmador - Wikipedia

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    In severe overdose it could hospitalize the patient or cause death. Prior to the introduction of rescue inhalers in the mid-1950s this was an over-the-counter remedy for asthma attacks. Asthmador was sold in packets like cigarettes, in tins like pipe tobacco, or as an incense. The paroxysms would abate within a few minutes of inhaling the mixture.

  3. Pyrotechnic initiator - Wikipedia

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    In pyrotechnics, a pyrotechnic initiator (also initiator or igniter) is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult-to-ignite materials, such as thermites, gas generators, and solid-fuel rockets. The name is often used also for the compositions themselves.

  4. Detection of fire accelerants - Wikipedia

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    An ignitable liquid is a liquid that will readily ignite when exposed to an ignition source, while a fire accelerant is a material that is used to increase the rate of combustion for materials that do not readily burn. [2] Ignitable liquids are not always fire accelerants, they may just be present at the scene under normal circumstances.

  5. Ignitron - Wikipedia

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    (1) Anode, (2) Cathode, (3) Ignitor, (4) Mercury, (5) Ceramic insulators, (6) Cooling fluid An ignitron is a type of gas-filled tube used as a controlled rectifier and dating from the 1930s. Invented by Joseph Slepian while employed by Westinghouse , Westinghouse was the original manufacturer and owned trademark rights to the name "Ignitron".

  6. Thermador - Wikipedia

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    Thermador is part of BSH Home Appliances Corporation, a fully owned subsidiary of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, the sixth largest appliance manufacturer in the world in 2022. The Thermador brand specializes in cooking appliance equipment such as ovens , ranges , cooktops , refrigerators and dishwashers .

  7. Symptomatic treatment - Wikipedia

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    Symptomatic treatment, supportive care, supportive therapy, or palliative treatment is any medical therapy of a disease that only affects its symptoms, not the underlying cause. It is usually aimed at reducing the signs and symptoms for the comfort and well-being of the patient, but it also may be useful in reducing organic consequences and ...

  8. Spark gap - Wikipedia

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    A spark plug.The spark gap is at the bottom. A spark plug uses a spark gap to initiate combustion.The heat of the ionization trail, but more importantly, UV radiation and hot free electrons (both cause the formation of reactive free radicals) [citation needed] ignite a fuel-air mixture inside an internal combustion engine, or a burner in a furnace, oven, or stove.

  9. Fire accelerant - Wikipedia

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    Dimethyl ketone, also known as 2-propanone or Acetone, with a chemical formula of C3H6O, boasts a flash point of -4 degrees F (-20 degrees C) and an ignition temperature of 869 degrees F (465.4 degrees C). Its explosive limits range from 2.6% to 13.0%, with a vapor density of 2.0 and a specific gravity of 0.792.