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Revision as of 21:22, 30 April 2016
Description
A chemically unstable material that can expand quickly producing large changes in temperature and pressure. Examples of explosives include: gunpowder, TNT, priming powder, nitroglycerin, Greek fire, napalm, tinder, dynamite, fulminate
Synonyms and Related Terms
gunpowder; TNT; priming powder; nitroglycerin; Greek fire; napalm; tinder; dynamite; fulminate
Hazards and Safety
Explosives must be labeled as hazardous materials
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006)