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nouna mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
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- nitramine a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
- mercury fulminate a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
- tetryl a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
- percussion cap a detonator that explodes when struck
- fulminate of mercury a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
- safety fuse a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
- fulminating mercury a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps