ordinary sheathed explosive

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ordinary sheathed explosive [′ȯrd·ən‚er·ē ′shēthd ik′splō·siv]

(materials)

A permitted explosive (one passing certain safety tests) whose safety has been further increased by a sheath of sodium bicarbonate; when the explosive is detonated, the sheath forms carbon dioxide, which tends to extinguish the flame around the detonator wave.

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