"semtex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛm.tɛks/ [UK]
Etymology: Genericized trademark Semtex, derived from the Czech name of the suburb of Pardubice where it was manufactured, Semtín, and ex(plosive). Etymology templates: {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark, {{uder|en|cs|-}} Czech Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} semtex (uncountable)
  1. A highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Explosives
    Sense id: en-semtex-en-noun-n0X27vgu Disambiguation of Explosives: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 84 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 82 18

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛm.tɛks/ [UK] Forms: semtexes [present, singular, third-person], semtexing [participle, present], semtexed [participle, past], semtexed [past]
Etymology: Genericized trademark Semtex, derived from the Czech name of the suburb of Pardubice where it was manufactured, Semtín, and ex(plosive). Etymology templates: {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark, {{uder|en|cs|-}} Czech Head templates: {{en-verb}} semtex (third-person singular simple present semtexes, present participle semtexing, simple past and past participle semtexed)
  1. (transitive, colloquial) To use semtex to destroy (something). Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-semtex-en-verb-L-0l1fWM

Inflected forms

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