semtex.
A highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive.
Meaning & usage
A highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive.
Where this word comes from
Genericized trademark Semtex, derived from the Czech name of the suburb of Pardubice where it was manufactured, Semtín, and ex(plosive).
To use semtex to destroy (something).
Where this word comes from
Genericized trademark Semtex, derived from the Czech name of the suburb of Pardubice where it was manufactured, Semtín, and ex(plosive).
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