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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSprengstoff
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʃprɛŋˌʃtɔf
"Der Sprengstoff wurde sicher im Lager aufbewahrt."
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A material or chemical mixture, such as ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (ANFO), used for blasting that is generally less sensitive than a primary explosive and requires a booster.
"The mining crew used a heavy blasting agent to break up the hard granite rock."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'blasting' from the Middle English 'blasten', of Germanic origin, relating to blowing or the detonation of explosives, and 'agent' derived from the Latin 'agentem' (doing, acting), entering English in the late 16th century. Together, the compound emerged in industrial and mining contexts during the 19th and 20th centuries to classify chemical mixtures used primarily for rock fragmentation rather than military combat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blasting agent" is said worldwide
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explosif de mine
Transliteration: ɛks.plo.zif də min
"Un agent de sautage est nécessaire pour cette excavation."
Sprengstoff
Transliteration: ˈʃprɛŋˌʃtɔf
"Der Sprengstoff wurde sicher im Lager aufbewahrt."
agente esplosivo
Transliteration: aˈdʒɛn.te ɛ.sploˈzi.vo
"L'agente esplosivo è stato utilizzato per la cava."
agente de voladura
Transliteration: aˈxente de boˈlaðuɾa
"Se requiere un agente de voladura adecuado para demoler la roca."
agente de desmonte
Transliteration: aˈʒẽtʃi dʒi dʒizˈmõtʃi
"O agente de desmonte facilitou a extração de minério."
विस्फोटक एजेंट
Transliteration: visphoṭak ejenṭ
"खदान में विस्फोटक एजेंट का उपयोग किया गया।"
爆破剂
Transliteration: bàopòjì
"这种爆破剂广泛用于采矿业。"
발파제
Transliteration: balpaje
"채석장에서 새로운 발파제를 사용했습니다."
爆破薬
Transliteration: bakupayaku
"その作業には専用の爆破薬が必要です。"
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