Napalm
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Napalm is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with petroleum or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device, primarily as an anti-personnel weapon. "Napalm" is a portmanteau of the names of two of the constituents of the gel: naphthenic acid and palmitic acid.
"Napalm B" is the more modern version of napalm and, although distinctly different in its chemical composition, it is often referred to simply as "napalm".
Colloquially, napalm has been used as the generic name of several flammable liquids used in warfare, often forms of jellied gasoline, such as to be expelled by flamethrowers in infantry and armored warfare.
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See also
- Early thermal weapons
- Flame fougasse
- German Village (Dugway proving ground)
- Greek Fire
- Japanese village
- M-69 Incendiary cluster bomb
- Mark 77 bomb
- Phan Thị Kim Phúc
- Triethylaluminium
- White phosphorus
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