Cordite

Cordite, KAWR dyt, was one of the original smokeless powders used to propel projectiles from... More >>

Detonator

Detonator, DEHT uh nay tuhr, is a small metal or plastic capsule that contains an easily... More >>

Dynamite

Dynamite is an important industrial explosive. It has been used to blast out damsites, canal... More >>

Explosive

Explosive is a material that produces a rapid, violent reaction when acted upon by heat or a... More >>

Fireworks

Fireworks are combinations of gunpowder and other ingredients that explode with loud noises and... More >>

Greek fire

Greek fire was a chemical mixture that burned furiously. It burned even in water. The formula for... More >>

Guncotton

Guncotton is an explosive. It is obtained when cotton or purified wood cellulose is soaked in a... More >>

Gunpowder

Gunpowder is an explosive material that burns rapidly to form high-pressure gas. Expansion of... More >>

Lyddite

Lyddite is an explosive mixture of picric acid and collodion, a solution of guncotton in ether... More >>

Match

Match is a slender piece of cardboard or wood with a tip made of a chemical mixture that burns... More >>

Napalm

Napalm, NAY pahm, is a powder used to thicken gasoline for use in war. When napalm is added to... More >>

Nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin, ny truh GLIHS uhr ihn, also called nitroglycerol, is a powerful explosive. It is... More >>

PETN

PETN is short for pentaerythritol tetranitrate, an explosive more powerful than TNT. It is used... More >>

Pyrotechnics

Pyrotechnics, py ruh TEHK nihks, is a term used to mean fireworks, or the art of making... More >>

RDX

RDX is a powerful explosive also known as cyclonite and hexogen. During World War II, RDX was... More >>