Water gel

Japanese: water gel(英語表記)watergel
Water gel

...This type of explosive cannot be detonated with a single detonator, so it was called capinsensitive. Later, a gelatinous water gel with similar properties to dynamite was created, which can be detonated with a detonator and is called capsensitive, and has come to be used in Japan as well. The detonation and propagation performance of water-containing explosives has been improved by including air bubbles in the explosive.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "water gel" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この種のものは雷管1本では起爆できないので非雷管起爆性capinsensitiveと呼ばれた。その後,ダイナマイトと性状の似た膠質のウォータージェルwater gelが作られ,これは雷管で起爆できるので雷管起爆性capsensitiveと呼ばれて,日本でも使われるようになってきた。含水爆薬の起爆および伝爆性能は薬質内に気泡を含ませることで向上している。…

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