| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Blasting Agent | Health | Any material or mixture consisting of fuel and oxidizer intended for blasting, not otherwise defined as an explosive, provided that the finished product, as mixed for use or shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a No. 8 test blasting cap when unconfined. (references) | |
| Blasting agent | Mining | 1: An explosive material that meets prescribed criteria for insensitivity to initiation. It is a material or mixture consisting of fuel and oxidizer used in blasting, but not otherwise defined as an explosive. The finished mixture used for shipment or transportation cannot be detonated by a No. 8test detonator cap when unconfined. (references) | |
| 2: Any substance or device that can be made to produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief period. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
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