explosive
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(adjective) tending or serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper" |
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Antonyms: nonexplosive |
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(satellite adjective) sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh" |
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(satellite adjective) liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" |
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Synonyms: volatile |
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(noun) a substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck |
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Related Words: HN, TNT, azoimide, blasting gelatin, burster, bursting charge, charge, chemical, cordite, dynamite, explosive charge, gunpowder, high explosive, hydrazoic acid, load, payload, plastic explosive, plastique, powder, smokeless powder, trinitrotoluene, warhead |
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