explosive (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
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Hypernym chemical, chemical substance
Part holonym explosive device
Derivationally related form explosive → explosive
Hyponym charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge; explosive compound; explosive mixture; propellant explosive, impulse explosive; warhead, payload, load; hydrazoic acid, azoimide, hydrogen azide, HN; high explosive; low explosive; gunpowder, powder; smokeless powder, Ballistite; tetryl, nitramine
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Derivationally related form explosive → explosive
Hypernym charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge; explosive compound; explosive mixture; propellant explosive, impulse explosive; warhead, payload, load; hydrazoic acid, azoimide, hydrogen azide, HN; high explosive; low explosive; gunpowder, powder; smokeless powder, Ballistite; tetryl, nitramine
Part meronym explosive device
Hyponym chemical, chemical substance

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