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TNT |
Explosive substance |
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FIREARM |
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by
the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder. |
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GUNPOWDER |
A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an
intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used
in gunnery and blasting. |
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NITROFORM |
A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform,
obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance, CH.(NO2)3, quite
explosive, and having well-defined acid properties. |
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DUALIN |
An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or
wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro
compounds. It is in... |
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DYNAMITE |
An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin
absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust,
etc. It is safer than ni... |
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SHELL |
A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar
or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse
or by perc... |