"plastic explosive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plastic explosives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plastic explosive (countable and uncountable, plural plastic explosives)
  1. Any of a number of explosive materials formulated to be soft and hand malleable. Wikipedia link: plastic explosive Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Explosives Related terms: C4, plastique, semtex Translations (explosive material): Plastiksprengstoff [masculine] (German), plastik [masculine] (Polish), sprängdeg [common-gender] (Swedish)

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