semtex
English
editEtymology
editGenericized trademark Semtex, derived from the Czech name of the suburb of Pardubice where it was manufactured, Semtín, and ex(plosive).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsemtex (uncountable)
- A highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive.
Verb
editsemtex (third-person singular simple present semtexes, present participle semtexing, simple past and past participle semtexed)
- (transitive, colloquial) To use semtex to destroy (something).