Standard Lemma guide

panclastite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of a class of Sprengel explosives similar to oxyliquits, consisting of a mixture of liquid dinitrogen tetroxide serving as oxidizer with a suitable fuel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Panclastites are shock-sensitive and difficult to handle, requiring their mixing immediately before use.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pan- + -clast + -ite.