semtex

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UK/ˈsɛm.tɛks/

noun

A highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive.

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Meanings

nounsemtex (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive.
verbsemtex (third-person singular simple present semtexes, present participle semtexing, simple past and past participle semtexed)

present singular third person semtexes · participle present semtexing · participle past semtexed · past semtexed

  1. colloquialtransitiveTo use semtex to destroy (something).

Origin

Genericized trademark Semtex, derived from the Czech name of the suburb of Pardubice where it was manufactured, Semtín, and ex(plosive).

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APA

semtex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semtex

MLA

“semtex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semtex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semtex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semtex.

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