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explosive compound

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Noun1.explosive compoundexplosive compound - a compound that is explosive        
cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
plastic explosive, plastique - an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
TNT, trinitrotoluene - explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene


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