(thing) by Frater 219 Fri Jan 21 2000 at 19:19:46
A substance which undergoes detonation when a sufficient shock wave is passed through it.

Examples: trinitrotoluene, nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose (when confined), plastic explosives.

Antonym: low explosive.

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