An explosive cord, typically used as a fuse/primer to detonate explosive charges, or as a cutting agent to cut patterns explosively. The explosive cord is a small flexible plastic tube filled with explosive in a flexible binder, typically pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“PETN”) (pentrite explosives).

plural of communication cord

Synonym of emergency cord.

plural of spermatic cord

(anatomy) The cord, consisting of the vas deferens, nerves, and blood vessels, that runs from the abdominal cavity to the testicle in the scrotum.

(anatomy) A ligament between the ulnar and radius bones in the forearm near the elbow.

plural of oblique cord

plural of detonating cord

(idiomatic, euphemistic) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

plural of vocal cord nodule