burster n : a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: charge, bursting charge, explosive charge]

Burster \Burst"er\ (b[^u]rst"[~e]r), n. One that bursts.

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• Burster: The term burster can refer to: a machine used to separate continuous-form paper. an X-ray burster , one type of X-ray binary star ...
• X-ray burster: X-ray bursters are one class of X-ray binary stars exhibiting periodic and rapid increases in luminosity (typically a factor of 10 or ...

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  that starts Wednesday. It might not be the bubble-burster for NCAA postseason hopes, despite what the grim prognosticators say, either. “There’s one thing I know that I have no control over, and that is understanding what the NCAA committee ... Read more on this news related to 'Burster'
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• New look coming for city utility bills - Lebanon Daily Record
  Parts are no longer available for the obsolete burster, which placed a perforation on the cardstock used to print utility bills. That means billing staff are having to manually tear utility postcards apart. City Administrator Chris Heard asked ... Read more on this news related to 'Burster'