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An early form of explosive that consists of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate.

Explosive composed of two components that are inert when separate but become a high explosive when mixed.

A highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid, used as a propellant or low-order explosive.

A chemical compound used as a convenient standard for the measurement of the energy of explosions.

An extremely powerful and relatively insensitive high explosive used in military applications.

An energetic pyrotechnic composition used as a bursting charge in fireworks and in photographic flashbulbs.

A water-resistant commercial explosive replacing dynamite in many applications with lower toxicity gases.

A family of slurry or gel-like explosives that use a water phase as a binder or continuous medium.

A powerful explosive compound used in detonators and blasting caps.

A high-powered explosive used in demolition and mining. Made of nitroglycerin absorbed by a stabilizer.

A heavy, colorless, oily, explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol.

A high explosive consisting of TNT and ammonium nitrate, the proportions of which can vary according to the desired properties of the product.

Mixtures of ammonium nitrate or other salts, water, a fuel and a sensitizer, used in bulk for mining.

A white solid without odor or taste, widely used in military applications and as a base in many plastic explosives.

A widely used bulk industrial explosive mixture, which is a blend of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.

A modern solid-fuel rocket propellant consisting of ammonium perchlorate as the oxidizer and a powdered fuel, bound together.

A general-purpose plastic explosive containing RDX and PETN.

A plastic explosive that can be molded into shape to breach barriers and structures in controlled demolitions.

A mixture of water in oil emulsion of explosives where the discontinuous phase is an explosive in the external phase of oil.