Explosive

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

Authority

• 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)