ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌād.ə(r), ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnād.ə(r), -ātə- noun
( -s )
: one that detonates: as
a. : a device (as a blasting cap) used for detonating a high-explosive charge
b. Britain : torpedo 4d
c. : an explosive (as mercury fulminate) that is more sensitive to heat or shock than the common high explosives and is used in small quantity to detonate another explosive