noun
- An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions.
- Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion.
- synonyms: bomb calorimeter
- An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.
- usage: "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
verb
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