electroexplosive

electroexplosive

[i‚lek·trō·ik′splō·siv]
(engineering)
An initiator or a system in which an electric impulse initiates detonation or deflagration of an explosive.
(materials)
The explosive substance so detonated or deflagrated.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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