blasting cap

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blasting cap - a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives

detonating device, detonator, cap - a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

fulminate of mercury, fulminating mercury, mercury fulminate - a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps

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CAP detonating device detonator fulminate fulminate of mercury fulminating mercury mercury fulminate percussion cap			Last week, a supply of ammonium nitrate and blasting caps was found in a port in the central city of Mandaue. Bombs found aboard Philippine ferry by AFP / AFP Asian Edition A search of one compound revealed blasting caps, a loaded PK machine gun and grenades, which were subsequently destroyed a safe distance from the compound. Forces kill teenager, detain 12 in Khost by Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan) Troops also confiscated a cache of homemade explosives, detonation cord and blasting caps in the room where they arrested the suspected militant, the statement added. Iraqi Sunni bloc breaks ties with US after killing by AFP / AFP Global Edition			blast effect blast furnace Blast hole blast injection Blast lamp blast line Blast nozzle blast off blast orifice blast out Blast pipe blast trauma blast wave blast wave diffraction blast- blast-furnace cement blast-off blasted blastema Blastemal Blastematic blastemic Blaster Blastide blasting blasting cap blasting gelatin Blastment blasto- Blastocarpous blastocele blastochyle Blastocladia Blastocladiales blastocoel blastocoele blastocoelic blastocyst blastocyte blastocytoma blastoderm Blastodermatic blastodermic blastodermic vesicle blastodermic vessicle Blastodiaceae blastodisc blastodisk blastoff blastogenesis blastogenetic			blaster blaster blaster Blaster Shooter Blaster Shooter Blaster Shooter Blaster the Rocket Man Blasters Blasters Blasters Blasters Blastgate blasthole blasthole drill blasthole drilling blastic deformation Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia blastic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia blastic transformation blasticidin-S blastid Blastide blastin blasting blasting blasting blasting blasting blasting agent blasting barrel blasting cap Blasting caps Blasting caps blasting fuse blasting gelatin blasting gelatin blasting gelatin blasting gelatin blasting machine blasting mat Blasting Off Blasting Off Blasting Off Blasting Off Blasting Operations blasting powder Blasting Seismograph Request Form Blastment Blasto Blasto Blasto blasto- blasto- blasto- Blastobacter Blastobasidae Blastocarpous Blastocarpous blastocele blastocele blastocele

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