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HMX

HMX noun: a synthetic nitroamine energetic compound used as a high explosive, valued for its high energy density and thermal stability, primarily in military and specialized industrial applications. Also the abbreviation of Marine Helicopter Squadron One.

hmx: a synthetic nitroamine energetic compound used as a high explosive, valued for its high energy...
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Noun

HMX (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic nitroamine energetic compound used as a high explosive, valued for its high energy density and thermal stability, primarily in military and specialized industrial applications.

Also used as

HMX is also the abbreviation of Marine Helicopter Squadron One.

Synonyms of HMX

Questions about HMX

What does HMX mean?
HMX means a synthetic nitroamine energetic compound used as a high explosive, valued for its high energy density and thermal stability, primarily in military and specialized industrial applications.
What part of speech is HMX?
HMX is a noun.

Words near HMX in the dictionary

  1. HMTSS
  2. hmu
  3. HMV
  4. HMVS
  5. HMWPE
  6. HMX
  7. HMXB
  8. HMXBs
  9. HMYOI
  10. hn
  11. Hn.

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