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Explosives 1

Diagram of a molecule of this compound (top).

Hoffmeisterite compound 239 is one of many explosive materials available to the crew of the USS Enterprise-D in 2367 when they were trapped in a Tyken's Rift.

According to the database, this material is an "oxidizing explosive used to bind free oxygen in a confined space for fire-fighting applications. Also used to provide oxygen-free environments for industrial processes." (TNG: "Night Terrors")

Atoms of this material appeared in an okudagram display of explosives listed in the Enterprise-D library computer.
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