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noun
A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: low explosive
Broader terms: explosive, weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D.
Narrower terms: disrupting explosive, bursting explosive
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