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"Royal Demolition eXplosive", also known as Hexogen or Cyclonite; chemically hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; considered the most powerful common military explosive; a member of the [[nitramine]] class of [[organic nitrate explosives]]
"Royal Demolition eXplosive" or "Research Department eXplosive", also known as [[Hexogen]] or [[Cyclonite]]; chemically hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; considered the most powerful common military explosive; a member of the [[nitramine]] class of [[organic nitrate explosives]]

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"Royal Demolition eXplosive" or "Research Department eXplosive", also known as Hexogen or Cyclonite; chemically hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; considered the most powerful common military explosive; a member of the nitramine class of organic nitrate explosives