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Low explosive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Low explosive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an explosive with a low rate of combustion

2

An explosive compound whose rate of decomposition proceeds through the material at less than the speed of sound.

Related Terms
Antonyms
high explosive
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
explosive
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
firework
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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