metal-containing propellant
41Pyrotechnic composition — A pyrotechnic composition is a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of these, as a result of non detonative self sustaining exothermic chemical reactions.… …
42pharmaceutical industry — Producers of pharmaceuticals, substances used in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and the modification of organic functions. The earliest records of medicinal plants and minerals are those of the ancient Chinese, Hindu, and… …
43bullet — bulletless, adj. bulletlike, adj. /bool it/, n., v., bulleted, bulleting. n. 1. a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms. See diag. under cartridge. 2. a cartridge. 3. a small ball. 4. Print. a heavy dot for… …
44Caesium — xenon ← caesium → barium Rb ↑ Cs ↓ Fr …
45Haloalkane — The haloalkanes (also known as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides) are a group of chemical compounds, consisting of alkanes, such as methane or ethane, with one or more halogens linked, such as chlorine or fluorine, making them a type of organic… …
46Private spaceflight — This article is about non governmental spaceflight. For paying space tourists, see Space tourism. For general commercial use of space, see Commercialization of space. Astronaut Dale A. Gardner holding a For Sale sign Private spaceflight is flight …
47Pyrolant — is a made up word containing the Greek word pyros (= fire) to describe energetic materials that generate hot flames upon combustion. Pyrolants are metal based pyrotechnic compositions containing virtually any oxidizer.The term pyrolant has been… …
48Firearm — A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning… …
49Panzerfaust — Infobox Weapon name= Panzerfaust caption= Four Panzerfaust 30 in original shipping crate, on display at the Helsinki Military Museum origin= flagicon|Germany|Nazi Nazi Germany type= Man portable anti tank weapon is ranged=yes is bladed= is… …
50nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
