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high explosive

DEFINITIONS OF: high explosive

1

n a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate

Antonyms:
low explosive
an explosive with a low rate of combustion
Types:
bursting explosive, disrupting explosive
a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack
Type of:
explosive
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
W.M.D., WMD, weapon of mass destruction
a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
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