HyperDic: explosive_compound

English > 1 sense of the expression explosive compound:
NOUNartifactexplosive compounda compound that is explosive
English > explosive compound: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA compound that is explosive.
NarrowerTNT, trinitrotolueneexplosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
corditeexplosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
dynamiteAn explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
plastic explosive, plastiqueAn explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
BroaderexplosiveA chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

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