Explosive compound Crossword Clue

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NITRATE

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(noun)
1. explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EXPLOSIVE (adjective)
1. liable to lead to sudden change or violence
2. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
EXPLOSIVE (noun)
1. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
COMPOUND (verb)
1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
2. put or add together
COMPOUND (noun)
1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
2. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
COMPOUND (adjective)
1. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
2. composed of more than one part

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NITRATE
(7 letters)

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