Chemicals and Drugs

Explosive Agents

Substances that are energetically unstable and can produce a sudden expansion of the material, called an explosion, which is accompanied by heat, pressure and noise. Other things which have been described as explosive that are not included here are explosive action of laser heating, human performance, sudden epidemiological outbreaks, or fast cell growth.

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Substances that are energetically unstable and can produce a sudden expansion of the material, called an explosion, which is accompanied by heat, pressure and noise. Other things which have been described as explosive that are not included here are explosive action of laser heating, human performance, sudden epidemiological outbreaks, or fast cell growth.

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3 entry terms
  • Explosive
  • Explosives
  • Agents, Explosive

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22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2007

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  1. D27.720.317w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Explosive Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053834. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053834
  2. Explosive Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive
  3. Explosive Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12870