#explosive a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
supertype: #chemical produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
part of: #explosive_device
subtype: #blasting_gelatin mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
subtype: #explosive_charge__explosivecharge__charge__burster__bursting_charge a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
subtype: #shot.explosive_charge an explosive charge used in blasting
subtype: #undercharge an insufficient charge
subtype: #rocket_fuel__rocket_propellant__rocket_propellent an explosive charge that propels a rocket
subtype: #cordite explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
subtype: #dynamite an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
subtype: #gelignite__gelly a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
subtype: #plastic_explosive__plasticexplosive__plastique an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
subtype: #TNT__trinitrotoluene explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
subtype: #warhead__payload__load the part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge
subtype: #atomic_warhead__nuclear_warhead__nuclearwarhead__thermonuclear_warhead__thermonuclearwarhead__nuke the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
subtype: #hydrazoic_acid__hydrazoicacid__azoimide__hydrogen_azide__HN a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
subtype: #high_explosive a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a high rate
subtype: #gunpowder__powder a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
subtype: #smokeless_powder__smokelesspowder an explosive that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
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