Avitable compound 283
Avitable compound 283 was a slow-burning chemical explosive compound. This compound was used for controlled pressure-wave ignition of small-scale fusion devices. It was stored in an inert liquid form until it was exposed to and activated by an energetic gamma pulse generated by a Balter detonator. In 2367, this compound was stored on aboard the Federation starship .
 
In that year, avitable compound 283 was on a list of explosives that Lieutenant Commander Data and Counselor Deanna Troi searched through in an attempt to find one that could produce enough energy to release the  and an alien ship from the Tyken's Rift. ()
Chemical compounds
Explosives