Thesaurus: explosive

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1. a. Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
2. n. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
3. n. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]
4. adj. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
5. adj. liable to lead to sudden change or violence
6. adj. sudden and loud
7. n. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
8. Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder. 1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine. 2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, sq. root 155-7, 184.]
9. Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causingexplosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
10. j:100 n. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck a. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst s. liable to lead to sudden change or violence s. sudden and loud