explosive vs hydrogen azide

hydrogen azide vs explosive

explosive and hydrogen azide both are nouns.

explosive is an adjective but hydrogen azide is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
explosive	Yes	Yes	No	No
hydrogen azide	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hydrogen azide is a hyponym of explosive; that is, hydrogen azide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than explosive:

explosive: a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
hydrogen azide: a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling

Other hyponyms of explosive include burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge, explosive compound, explosive mixture, impulse explosive, propellant explosive, load, payload, warhead, azoimide, HN, hydrazoic acid, high explosive, low explosive, gunpowder, powder, Ballistite, smokeless powder, nitramine, tetryl, Ammonium Nitrate/Fuel Oil, ANFO, Nobelit.

explosive (noun)	hydrogen azide (noun)
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck	a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling

explosive (adjective)	hydrogen azide (adjective)
serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
sudden and loud
liable to lead to sudden change or violence

Difference between explosive and hydrogen azide

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