English Explanatory Dictionary

high explosive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

high explosive high explosives

Antonyms

low explosive

Related words

TNT TCAP mercury fulminate ammonal plastic explosive
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