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Definitions of detonator
  1. noun
    a 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
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