explosive vs propellant explosive

propellant explosive vs explosive

explosive and propellant explosive both are nouns.

explosive is an adjective but propellant explosive is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, propellant explosive is a hyponym of explosive; that is, propellant 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
propellant 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, impulse 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)	propellant 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)	propellant 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 propellant explosive

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