explosive compound

Noun
  1. A compound that is explosive (synset 103310080)
    is a type of: explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
    subtypes:
    • cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
    • dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
    • plastic explosive, plastique - an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
    • tnt, trinitrotoluene - explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene

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