#explosive  a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
  supertype:  chemical  produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
  part of:  explosive_device
  subtype:  blasting_gelatin  mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
  subtype:  explosive_charge__explosivecharge__charge__burster__bursting_charge  a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
     subtype:  shot.explosive_charge  an explosive charge used in blasting
     subtype:  undercharge  an insufficient charge
     subtype:  rocket_fuel__rocket_propellant__rocket_propellent  an explosive charge that propels a rocket
  subtype:  cordite  explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
  subtype:  dynamite  an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
     subtype:  gelignite__gelly  a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
  subtype:  plastic_explosive__plasticexplosive__plastique  an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
  subtype:  TNT__trinitrotoluene  explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
  subtype:  warhead__payload__load  the part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge
     subtype:  atomic_warhead__nuclear_warhead__nuclearwarhead__thermonuclear_warhead__thermonuclearwarhead__nuke  the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
  subtype:  hydrazoic_acid__hydrazoicacid__azoimide__hydrogen_azide__HN  a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
  subtype:  high_explosive  a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a high rate
  subtype:  gunpowder__powder  a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
  subtype:  smokeless_powder__smokelesspowder  an explosive that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant

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