Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun greek_fire

1 sense of greek fire

Sense 1
Greek fire -- (a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted)
       => mixture -- ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))
       => weapon, arm, weapon system -- (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon")