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Word: callinicus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Greek fire" (a mixture of pitch, sulfur, quicklime and petroleum), invented by a Syrian named Callinicus, saved Constantinople from the Saracens (673-77 A.D.). This was one of the most impressive victories of a secret weapon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Secret Weapons | 1/24/1944 | See Source »

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