| NOUN | substance | low explosive | an explosive with a low rate of combustion |
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| Meaning | An explosive with a low rate of combustion. | |
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| Narrower | firework, pyrotechnic | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames |
| Broader | explosive | A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck |
| Opposite | high explosive | A powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate |
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