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Record 1 2021-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

An IED [improvised explosive device] is a bomb fabricated in an "improvised" manner designed to destroy or incapacitate military personnel or civilians. The bomb itself may be a conventional military grade weapon, or an assortment of explosive components such as gasoline or agricultural fertilizer ...

OBS

explosive component: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • explosive components

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Armes CBRNE
CONT

L'usine [de l'entrepreneur français] est spécialisée dans la fabrication de la mélinite et de l'acide picrique qui sont des constituants explosifs utilisés pour la conception des obus.

OBS

composant explosif; constituant explosif : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • composants explosifs
  • constituants explosifs

Spanish

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