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secondary explosive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ondary -ex-plo-sive
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of explosive less sensitive than a primary explosive and which requires substantially more energy to be initiated.

Inflected Forms

secondary explosives (plural)

Phrases

primary explosive tertiary explosive

Frequently Paired Words

primary explosive tertiary explosive

Questions

What does secondary explosive mean?
A type of explosive less sensitive than a primary explosive and which requires substantially more energy to be initiated.

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