explosive vs impulse explosive

impulse explosive vs explosive

explosive and impulse explosive both are nouns.

explosive is an adjective but impulse explosive is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
explosive	Yes	Yes	No	No
impulse explosive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, impulse explosive is a hyponym of explosive; that is, impulse explosive 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
impulse explosive: an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges

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

explosive (noun)	impulse explosive (noun)
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck	an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges

explosive (adjective)	impulse explosive (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 impulse explosive

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