hydrogen bomb (h-bomb)
31hydrogen — /huy dreuh jeuhn/, n. a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; at. wt.: 1.00797; at. no.: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure. [1785 95;… …
32bomb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [bomb]shell; slang, flop (See failure). See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. weapon, missile, high explosive, charge, bombshell, grenade; see also explosive , mine 2 , nuclear bomb , shell 2 . Types of… …
33bomb — bomb1 W3S2 [bɔm US ba:m] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(weapon)¦ 2¦(bad performance/event)¦ 3 be the bomb 4 the bomb 5 cost a bomb 6 make a bomb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from …
34hydrogen — n. Chem. a colourless gaseous element, without taste or odour, the lightest of the elements and occurring in water and all organic compounds. Usage: Symb.: H. Phrases and idioms: hydrogen bomb an immensely powerful bomb utilizing the explosive… …
35bomb — 1 noun (C) 1 WEAPON a weapon made of material that will explode: A bomb was planted at the railway station. see also: atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, letter bomb, neutron bomb, stink bomb, time bomb 2 the bomb used to describe nuclear weapons, and… …
36bomb — bombable, adj. /bom/, n. 1. Mil. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft. 2. any similar missile or… …
37Bomb — A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the exothermic chemical reaction of an explosive material to produce an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. (A nuclear weapon employs chemical based explosives to initiate a… …
38bomb — Synonyms and related words: A bomb, Grand Guignol, H bomb, Passion play, Tom show, aerial bomb, antimasque, antipersonnel bomb, astonishment, atom bomb, atomic bomb, audience success, ballet, batter, be a gas, be a hit, bill, blast, blitz,… …
39bomb — n. & v. n. 1 a a container with explosive, incendiary material, smoke, or gas etc., designed to explode on impact or by means of a time mechanism or remote control device. b an ordinary object fitted with an explosive device (letter bomb). 2… …
40Hydrogen peroxide — IUPAC name …
