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secondary explosive

secondary explosive noun: a type of explosive less sensitive than a primary explosive and which requires substantially more energy to be initiated.

Noun

secondary explosive (plural secondary explosives)

  1. A type of explosive less sensitive than a primary explosive and which requires substantially more energy to be initiated.

Forms of secondary explosive

pluralsecondary explosives

Questions about secondary explosive

What does secondary explosive mean?
Secondary explosive means a type of explosive less sensitive than a primary explosive and which requires substantially more energy to be initiated.
What part of speech is secondary explosive?
Secondary explosive is a noun.
What is the plural of secondary explosive?
The plural of secondary explosive is secondary explosives.

Words near secondary explosive in the dictionary

  1. secondary education
  2. secondary emission
  3. secondary emissions
  4. secondary energies
  5. secondary energy
  6. secondary explosive
  7. secondary explosives
  8. secondary feather
  9. secondary feathers
  10. secondary fermentation
  11. secondary fermentations

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