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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, a. [Cf. F. explosif.] Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as the explosive force of gunpowder. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, n. 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, [root] 155-7, 184.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: explosive adj 1: tending or serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper" [ant: {nonexplosive}] 2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" [syn: {volatile}] 3: sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh" n : a substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
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