tertiary explosive

noun

A type of explosive that is highly insensitive to shock and that cannot be reliably detonated by practical quantities of primary explosive.

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Meanings

nountertiary explosive (plural tertiary explosives)

plural tertiary explosives

  1. A type of explosive that is highly insensitive to shock and that cannot be reliably detonated by practical quantities of primary explosive.
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tertiary explosive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20explosive

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

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