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tertiary explosive

tertiary explosive noun: a type of explosive that is highly insensitive to shock and that cannot be reliably detonated by practical quantities of primary explosive.

Noun

tertiary explosive (plural tertiary explosives)

  1. A type of explosive that is highly insensitive to shock and that cannot be reliably detonated by practical quantities of primary explosive.

Forms of tertiary explosive

pluraltertiary explosives

Questions about tertiary explosive

What does tertiary explosive mean?
Tertiary explosive means a type of explosive that is highly insensitive to shock and that cannot be reliably detonated by practical quantities of primary explosive.
What part of speech is tertiary explosive?
Tertiary explosive is a noun.
What is the plural of tertiary explosive?
The plural of tertiary explosive is tertiary explosives.

Words near tertiary explosive in the dictionary

  1. tertiary color
  2. tertiary colors
  3. tertiary colour
  4. tertiary colours
  5. tertiary education
  6. tertiary explosive
  7. tertiary explosives
  8. tertiary healthcare
  9. tertiary industries
  10. tertiary industry
  11. tertiary phosphine

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