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Torpex

American  
[tawr-peks] / ˈtɔr pɛks /

noun

  1. (sometimes lowercase) a high explosive made of TNT, cyclonite, and aluminum powder and used especially in torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.

Etymology

Origin of Torpex

First recorded in 1945–50; torp(edo) + ex(plosive)

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