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Explosives

Any explosive substance.

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noun
  1. 1

    Any explosive substance.

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explodingnoun(dated, colloquial) Explosion.
detonative(of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously
suddennoun(obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
volatilenounA chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily.
burstingnounThe act by which something bursts.
unstableverbNot stable.
detonatingverb(of munitions) going off
ballistic(comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.
blastingnounA planned explosion, as in mining.
bombnounAn explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
bombingnounThe action of dropping bombs from the air.
bombingsnounThe action of dropping bombs from the air.
bombsnounAn explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
cbrnenoun
chargesnounThe amount of money levied for a service.
demonoun(informal) A demonstration or visual explanation.
detonatorsnounA device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
devicesnounan inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
eruptivenounAn eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
erwnoun(historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre.

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