explosive
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
explosive/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/
▶adjective
- 1 able or likely to explode.
- 2 likely to cause an outburst of anger or controversy.
- 3 (of an increase) sudden and dramatic.
- 4 (of a vocal sound) produced with a sharp release of air.
– derivatives
explosively adverb,
explosiveness noun.
explosively adverb,
explosiveness noun.
'explosive' also found in these Oxford entries:
acetylide
- acoustic
- amatol
- banger
- bark
- bellbird
- bikini
- bomb
- booby trap
- cartridge
- charge
- chug
- clap
- cordite
- crack
- defuse
- demine
- depth charge
- detonator
- dynamite
- firecracker
- firedamp
- flying bomb
- gas
- gelatin
- gelignite
- gun
- guncotton
- gunpowder
- HE
- high explosive
- initiator
- kiloton
- landmine
- letter bomb
- live
- lox
- lyddite
- megaton
- minefield
- minehunter
- minelayer
- minesweeper
- nitroglycerine
- payload
- percussion cap
- plastic explosive
- plastique
- plosive
