Explosophores are
functional groups in
organic chemistry that give organic compounds
explosive properties. The term was first coined by Russian chemist V. Pletz in 1935. and originally mistranslated in some articles as "plosophore". Also of note is an auxoexplose concept(similar to
chromophore and
auxochrome concept), which is a group that modifies the explosive capability of the molecule. Pletz grouped the explosophores into eight distinct categories. It has been suggested that the current list is insufficient and that several other new categories should be added.