napalm

IPA: nˈeɪpɑm

A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
(figurative) Anything very incendiary; dynamite.

Examples of "napalm" in Sentences

The most effective incendiary weapon was called napalm.
Tubes belched jellied gasoline, what used to be called napalm, at the uncomprehending Cardassians.
Originally the name napalm was given to a thickener that could be mixed with gasoline and other incendiary material.
And I don't think there's much moral distinction between being incinerated in the hundreds of thousands by napalm, which is what we were dropping on
Unlike napalm, which is designed to set large areas ablaze, and which the U.S. no longer uses white phosphorus is used to mark a target or produce a smoke screen to hide troop movements.
Unlike napalm, which is designed to set large areas ablaze, and which the U.S. no longer uses, white phosphorus is usually employed to mark a target or produce a smoke screen to hide troop movements.
And for those who feel the need to defend their perimeter with fougasse, the Army Chemical Corps expedient recipe for improvised napalm is to mix powdered laundry detergent with gasoline until it has a consistency like applesauce.