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Substance that can explode
An explosive is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied
Explosive
Variety of plastic explosive
variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer
C-4_(explosive)
Small explosive device
A squib is a miniature explosive device used in a wide range of industries and applications, from special effects to the military. It resembles a tiny
Squib_(explosive)
Ammunition type
High explosive squash head (HESH) A high-explosive squash head (HESH), in British terminology, or a high-explosive plastic/plasticized (HEP), in American
High-explosive_squash_head
Type of explosive material
Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also
Plastic_explosive
Iranian digital media platform
Explosive Media (also known as Explosive News, Persian: اخبار انفجاری, romanized: Akhbar Enfejari, lit. '"Explosive News"') is an Iranian digital media
Explosive_Media
Type of shaped charge explosive
High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions
High-explosive_anti-tank
Unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system
pressurize at all. Such decompression may be classed as explosive, rapid, or slow: Explosive decompression (ED) is violent and too fast for air to escape
Uncontrolled_decompression
Mental disorder characterized by anger
Intermittent explosive disorder (IED), or episodic dyscontrol syndrome (EDS), is a mental disorder characterized by explosive outbursts of anger or violence
Intermittent explosive disorder
Intermittent_explosive_disorder
Explosive device that an individual wears
An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, suicide vest or bomb vest) is an improvised explosive device, a belt or a vest packed with explosives and
Explosive_belt
Impact-resistant high explosive
explosive was not recognized for three decades, mainly because it was so much less sensitive than other explosives known at the time. Its explosive properties
TNT
Chemical compound
HBT is a bistetrazole. It is an explosive approximately as powerful as HMX or CL-20, but it releases biodegradable products when detonated: ammonia and
HBT_(explosive)
Shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively
An explosively formed penetrator (EFP) – also known as an explosively formed projectile, a self-forging warhead, or a self-forging fragment – is a special
Explosively_formed_penetrator
Type of ammunition
In warfare, high-explosive incendiary (HEI) is a type of ammunition specially designed to impart energy and therefore damage to its target in one or both
High-explosive_incendiary
Device producing a high-temperature explosion
vacuum bomb, is a type of explosive munition that works by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid or powdered explosive. This allows the chemical
Thermobaric_weapon
Unconventionally produced bomb
An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional
Improvised_explosive_device
Payload-carrying projectile
a modern military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling. Originally it was called a bombshell
Shell_(projectile)
Rapidly deepening extratropical cyclonic low-pressure area
Explosive cyclogenesis (also referred to as a weather bomb, meteorological bomb, explosive development, bomb cyclone, or bombogenesis) is the rapid deepening
Explosive_cyclogenesis
Explosive chemical compound
RDX (Research Department Explosive or Royal Demolition Explosive), or hexogen, also known by other names, is an organic compound with the formula (CH2N2O2)3
RDX
Type of explosive
A binary explosive or two-component explosive is an explosive consisting of two components, neither of which is explosive by itself, which have to be mixed
Binary_explosive
Substance which explodes when exposed to small amounts of energy
contact explosives have varying amounts of energy sensitivity, they are all much more sensitive relative to other kinds of explosives. Contact explosives are
Contact_explosive
Explosives that have not fully detonated
ordnance (UXO, sometimes abbreviated as UO) and unexploded bombs (UXBs) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, cluster munition
Unexploded_ordnance
Type of volcanic eruption in which lava is violently expelled
In volcanology, an explosive eruption is a volcanic eruption of the most violent type. A notable example is the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Such
Explosive_eruption
physical chemistry, explosive boiling or phase explosion is a process in which a superheated metastable liquid undergoes an explosive liquid–vapour phase
Explosive_boiling
The net explosive quantity (NEQ), also known as net explosive content (NEC) or net explosive weight (NEW), of a shipment of munitions, fireworks or similar
Net_explosive_quantity
Activity to dispose of and render safe explosive munitions and other materials
Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are disabled or otherwise rendered safe. Bomb
Bomb_disposal
An explosive ROF was a UK government-owned Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF), which specialised in manufacturing explosives during and after World War II.
Explosive_ROFs
Shaped charge used in nuclear weapons
An explosive lens—as used, for example, in nuclear weapons—is a highly specialized shaped charge. In general, it is a device composed of several explosive
Explosive_lens
(VEI) Predictive qualitative scale for explosiveness of volcanic eruptions
The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) is a scale used to measure the size of explosive volcanic eruptions. It was devised by Christopher G. Newhall of the
Volcanic_explosivity_index
Field of study in explosive materials
Explosives engineering is the field of science and engineering which is related to examining the behavior and usage of explosive materials. Some of the
Explosives_engineering
Type of weapon
An explosive weapon is a weapon that uses an explosive to project blast and/or fragmentation from a point of detonation. In the common practice of states
Explosive_weapon
Explosive made using nitroglycerin
Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and stabilizers. It was invented by Swedish chemist Alfred
Dynamite
Ammunition type designed to penetrate armour
high-explosive SAPHEI – Semi-armour-piercing high-explosive incendiary SAPHEI-T – Semi-armour-piercing high-explosive incendiary tracer High-explosive anti-tank
Armour-piercing_ammunition
Pyrotechnic device
originally made in the mid 20th century for the U.S. military to simulate explosives or artillery fire. The "M" is designated by a U.S. military convention
M-80_(explosive)
Type of vehicle armour
armour, it detonates the inner explosive, releasing blunt damage that the tank can absorb. The most common type is explosive reactive armour (ERA), but variants
Reactive_armour
This timeline lists the development of explosives and related events. History of gunpowder Timeline of the gunpowder age Largest artificial non-nuclear
Timeline_of_explosives
American soldier (born 1950)
August 12, 1950) is a retired sergeant major in the United States Army, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialist, and one of the original founding members
Mike_Vining
Chemicals used in WWI and WWII munitions
Shellite (known as Tridite in US service) is an explosive mixture of picric acid and dinitrophenol or picric acid and hexanitrodiphenylamine in a ratio
Shellite_(explosive)
Sensitive explosive charge
An explosive booster is a sensitive explosive charge that acts as a bridge between a (relatively weak) conventional detonator and a low-sensitivity (but
Explosive_booster
Device that creates a violent release of energy
An explosive device typically refers to a bomb that is not used by a military. It contains an explosive with a detonator connected to a triggering mechanism
Explosive_device
Military badge of the United States Armed Forces
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which recognizes those service members, qualified as explosive
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Badge
EU ATEX Directive on workplaces with an explosive atmosphere
and equipment used in explosive atmospheres. The name is an initialization of the term ATmosphères EXplosives (French for "explosive atmospheres"). Organizations
ATEX_directives
Type of harpoon used in whaling
The explosive harpoon is a type of harpoon which uses an explosive to assist in whaling. In the modern day, Norway, Japan, and Iceland commonly use them
Explosive_harpoon
Industrial high explosive
nitrate/fuel oil; /ˈænfoʊ/ AN-foh) is a widely used bulk industrial high explosive. It consists of 94% porous prilled ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) (AN), which
ANFO
Rapid, energetic expansion of matter
created by high explosives are known as detonations and travel through shock waves. Subsonic explosions are created by low explosives through a slower
Explosion
Index of weapons with the same name
A mine is an explosive placed underground or underwater that explodes when disturbed, or when remotely triggered. The term originated from the use of
Explosive_mine
1919 horror story by William Hope Hodgson
"The Baumoff Explosive", also known as "Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani" is a horror story by William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1919. The story is
The_Baumoff_Explosive
Explosive device not necessarily for military use
A nuclear explosive is an explosive device that derives its energy from nuclear reactions. Almost all nuclear explosive devices that have been designed
Nuclear_explosive
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.
Bomb
Explosive materials where powder is bound together in a matrix with synthetic polymer
Polymer-bonded explosives, also called PBX or plastic-bonded explosives, are explosive materials in which explosive powder is bound together in a matrix
Polymer-bonded_explosive
Sequence of events that results in the detonation of explosives
sequence, also called an explosive train or a firing train, is a sequence of events that culminates in the detonation of explosives. For safety reasons, most
Explosive_train
Chemical compound
dense (ρ = 1.985 g cm−3) nitramine high explosive, that derives from the very powerful and sensitive high explosive CL-20. Though related to CL-20 in that
TEX_(explosive)
Pyrotechnic device
business use without a High Explosives Manufacturing License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). However, they are legal
Quarter_stick
Modular explosive used for ordinance disposal & demolitions
Krakatoa is a modular explosive device used for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) or demolitions developed by the British company Alford Technologies
Krakatoa_(explosive)
1961 film by Buzz Kulik
The Explosive Generation (also known as The Chalk Circle, Arena, The Arena, Circle of Chalk and Bold Generation ) is a 1961 American film directed by
The_Explosive_Generation
for various high explosive compounds. Detonation velocity is the speed with which the detonation shock wave travels through the explosive. It is a key, directly
Table of explosive detonation velocities
Table_of_explosive_detonation_velocities
Degree to which an explosive can be set off by impact, heat, or friction
In explosives engineering, sensitivity refers to the degree to which an explosive can be initiated by impact, heat, or friction. Current in-use standard
Sensitivity_(explosives)
Military unit
(Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) Group, formerly 29 Engineer Brigade, is an engineer formation of the British Army responsible for Explosive Ordnance
29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) Group
29_(Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_and_Search)_Group
Allotrope of antimony that explodes when exposed to friction or heat
Explosive antimony is an allotrope of the chemical element antimony that is so sensitive to shock that it explodes when scratched or subjected to sudden
Explosive_antimony
Vehicle armor
Non-explosive reactive armour (NxRA), also known as non-energetic reactive armor (NERA), is a type of vehicle armor used by modern main battle tanks and
Non-explosive_reactive_armor
1933 film
I'm an Explosive is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring William Hartnell, Gladys Jennings and Eliot Makeham. It was written
I'm_an_Explosive
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up explosion, explosive, explode, or exploder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An explosion is a sudden increase in volume and release of energy
Explosion_(disambiguation)
Small explosive device used to trigger a larger explosion
small explosive device or small quantity of explosive, which can be combined with a fuse, used for detonating a larger charge of high explosive. Detonators
Detonator
Burning within well-defined lower and upper bounds
Flammability limits or explosive limits are the ranges of fuel concentrations in relation to oxygen from the air. Combustion can range in violence from
Flammability_limit
Explosive mixed with a stabilization or desensitization agent
phlegmatize in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A phlegmatized explosive is an explosive that has had an agent (a phlegmatizer) added to stabilize or desensitize
Phlegmatized_explosive
Fuel-sensitized explosive mixture
A water-gel explosive is a fuel-sensitized explosive mixture consisting of an aqueous ammonium nitrate solution that acts as the oxidizer. Water gels that
Water_gel_explosive
Non-destructive inspection process
Explosive detection is a non-destructive inspection process to determine whether a container contains explosive material. Explosive detection is commonly
Explosive_detection
Explosive percolation refers to the emergence of large-scale connectivity in a random network that grows under a rule designed to delay that connectivity
Explosive_percolation
Weapon developed during World War II
The explosive rat, also known as a rat bomb, was a weapon developed by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in World War II for use against
Explosive_rat
Specialized body armor for protection from explosions
A bomb suit, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suit or a blast suit is a heavy suit of body armor designed to withstand the pressure generated by a bomb
Bomb_suit
Ukrainian explosive reactive armour
Nizh (Ukrainian: Ніж, lit. 'knife') is a brand of explosive reactive armour designed by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau and manufactured
Nizh (explosive reactive armour)
Nizh_(explosive_reactive_armour)
Type of shell construction
'mine shot'), or high capacity high-explosive (HCHE) in British military nomenclature, is a military explosive shell type characterized by thin (usually
Mine_shell
Multi-effect and multi-purpose ammunition type
High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition (HEIAP) is a form of shell which combines armor-piercing capability and a high-explosive effect. In
High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition
High-explosive_incendiary/armor-piercing_ammunition
Small explosive meant to produce noise
A firecracker (cracker, noise maker, banger) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form
Firecracker
Military explosive
Minol (pronounced mine-ol) is a military explosive developed by the Admiralty early in the Second World War to augment supplies of trinitrotoluene (TNT)
Minol_(explosive)
US Army bomb disposal personnel
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in the United States Army is the specialization responsible for detecting, identifying, evaluating, rendering safe,
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Army)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Army)
Device detecting tiny amounts of explosives
Explosive trace detectors (ETD) are explosive detection equipment able to detect explosives of small magnitude. The detection is accomplished by sampling
Explosives_trace_detector
Technique in metalworking involving an explosive charge
Explosive forming is a metalworking technique in which an explosive charge is used instead of a punch or press. It can be used on materials for which
Explosive_forming
In explosive materials, strength is the parameter determining the ability of the explosive to move the surrounding material. It is related to the total
Strength_(explosive)
Part of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
The Explosive Shipping Classification System exists as part of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Good: Model Regulations
Explosives shipping classification system
Explosives_shipping_classification_system
Most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested
design principles for high-yield thermonuclear charges, allowing nuclear explosives "of practically unlimited power". The bomb was dropped by parachute from
Tsar_Bomba
Type of truck used to move explosives
An explosives truck is a type of specially designed trucks, in order to move explosives. Containers containing explosives are loaded and unloaded according
Explosives_truck
Chemical mixtures that expand on setting in drilled holes to split rock
Non-explosive demolition agents are chemicals that are an alternative to explosives and gas pressure blasting products in demolition, mining, and quarrying
Non-explosive demolition agents
Non-explosive_demolition_agents
Chemical compound
materials—compounds with zero oxygen balance that outperform traditional explosives while potentially offering environmental benefits, such as reduced toxicity
NTB_(explosive)
Topics referred to by the same term
Explosives Act and similar titles can refer to various pieces of legislation relating to explosives, including: Corrosive and Explosive Substances and
Explosives_Act
Effects of explosive materials on the environment
Ecological impacts of explosives are the effects that both unexploded explosives and post-explosion by-products have on the environment. Explosive derived contaminants
Ecological impact of explosives
Ecological_impact_of_explosives
Safety practices related to explosives
Explosives safety refers to the practices taken during the use of explosives to prevent injury or death. Explosives include chemicals such as TNT or dynamite
Explosives_safety
1997 EP by The Future Sound of London
"We Have Explosive" is a song by The Future Sound of London, released in 1997. It was the band's most successful single, getting to number 12 in the UK
We_Have_Explosive
Characteristic of explosions
Explosive velocity, also known as detonation velocity or velocity of detonation (VoD), is the velocity at which the shock wave front travels through a
Detonation_velocity
2004 Hong Kong film by Sam Leong
Explosive City is a 2004 Hong Kong action film written, produced and directed by Sam Leong and starring Simon Yam, Alex Fong, Hisako Shirata and Sonny
Explosive_City
Pyrotechnic device used at parties
by means of a small, friction-actuated explosive charge that is activated by pulling a string. The explosive charge comes from a very small amount of
Party_popper
1998 studio album by Messy Marv, San Quinn
Explosive Mode is a studio album by San Quinn and Messy Marv. It is the first installment in the three-album series, which did well through independent
Explosive_Mode
The Fido explosives detector is a battery-powered, handheld sensory device that uses amplifying fluorescent polymer (AFP) materials to detect trace levels
Fido_explosives_detector
Device that initiates sudden release of heat and gas
In an explosive, pyrotechnic device, or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word
Fuse_(explosives)
Chemical compound
explosive chemically related to RDX. The compound's name is the subject of much speculation, having been variously listed as High Melting Explosive,
HMX
Munitions designed to withstand heat, shock, and nearby explosions
insensitive high explosives (IHE) such as triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) or various insensitive explosive mixtures, or plastic/polymer-bonded explosives, which
Insensitive_munition
Improvised explosive device
truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile
Car_bomb
Flexible explosive material
Sheet explosives are materials formed by combining an explosive with a "rubberizer" — a flexible binding agent. The resulting compound is cast into a
Sheet_explosive
Type of explosive
High Blast Explosive, or HBX, is an explosive used as a bursting charge in missile warheads, mines, depth bombs, depth charges, and torpedoes. It was developed
High_Blast_Explosive
Almost all the common explosives listed here were mixtures of several common components: Ammonium picrate TNT (Trinitrotoluene) PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate)
List of explosives used during World War II
List_of_explosives_used_during_World_War_II
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