plastic explosive

noun

Any of a number of explosive materials formulated to be soft and hand malleable.

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plastique
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Meanings

nounplastic explosive (countable and uncountable, plural plastic explosives)

plural plastic explosives

  1. countableuncountableAny of a number of explosive materials formulated to be soft and hand malleable.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy

Similar
plastique
Broader
explosive compound
Also see
plastique

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Plastiksprengstoff
  • Plastiksprengstoffexplosive material
Polish plastik
  • plastikexplosive material
Swedish sprängdeg
  • sprängdegexplosive material
Cite this entry
APA

plastic explosive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20explosive

MLA

“plastic explosive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20explosive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plastic explosive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20explosive.

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