Explosive and High explosive

Explosive noun - A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck.

High explosive and explosive are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "High explosive" with "Explosive", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: explode, explosion, exploding, explosively, exploder

High explosive noun - A powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate.

Explosive and high explosive are semantically related. You can use "Explosive" instead a noun phrase "High explosive".