Semtex
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Semtex
1980–85; name given by the manufacturer; probably from Semt(ín), town in the Czech Republic where it is made + ex(plosive)
Example Sentences
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TSA trainers began the dogs’ instruction by teaching them to recognize the scents of various chemicals that are commonly used in explosives such as TNT, C4, commercial dynamite and Semtex.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2016
T.S.A. trainers began the dogs’ instruction by teaching them to recognize the scent of various chemicals that are commonly used in explosives such as TNT, C4, commercial dynamite and Semtex.
From New York Times • May 31, 2016
What to buy: The Fizzy Flow mixtape mixed by DJ Semtex is available for download/streaming now at soundcloud.com/scrufizzer.
From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2012
BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Semtex will be the DJ for the tour.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2011
Allied with Libya, Abu Nidal would presumably have access to Muammar Gaddafi's ample supply of Semtex, a plastic explosive made in Czechoslovakia.
From Time Magazine Archive
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