high ex•plo•sive
We found 2 definitions of high explosive from 2 different sources.
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high explosive - a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate | ||
low explosive an explosive with a low rate of combustion | ||
explosive a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck | ||
w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, wmd a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) |