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High explosive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

High explosive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Any powerful chemical explosive that, upon detonation, produces gas at a very high rate, thereby producing a very violent effect.

See Also
securite octanitrocubane tnt pumpkin bomb chemical mercury fulminate explosive warhead
Related Terms
Antonyms
low explosive
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
explosive weapon of mass destruction
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
disrupting explosive
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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