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plastic explosive
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plastic explosive
n.
A versatile explosive substance in the form of a moldable doughlike solid, used in bombs detonated by fuse or electrical impulse. Also called plastique.

Explosive which is malleable at normal temperatures.
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Noun1.plastic explosive - an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
explosive compound - a compound that is explosive
plastic bomb - a bomb made of plastic explosive
Translations
plastic explosive n(esplosivo al) plastico


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