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explosive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | chemical, chemical substance |
| Has types | burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge, explosive compound, azoimide, ballistite, propellant explosive, smokeless powder, tetryl, warhead, explosive mixture, gunpowder, high explosive, hn, hydrazoic acid, hydrogen azide, impulse explosive, load, low explosive, nitramine, payload, powder |
explosive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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an explosive device.
explosive gas.
explosive force.
explosive violence.
an explosive temper.
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an explosive laugh.
Examples of explosive
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No wonder this story of parents and children in explosive crisis won that Oscar.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Martinez is the orchestrator of an explosive offense that is averaging 41.6 ppg.
From the thenewstribune.com
Some eruptions are highly explosive and cause devastation for hundreds of miles.
From the dailyherald.com
How explosive this proves, or even whether the leak happens, remains to be seen.
From the economist.com
To provide added protection, engineers have developed explosive-reactive armour.
From the economist.com
She helped the Wildcats secure a tie against St. Rita and its explosive offense.
From the dailyherald.com
The explosive growth in sales of antidepressants may indicate its effectiveness.
From the sciencedaily.com
I worked out all summer with a trainer and I think I'm more explosive this year.
From the post-gazette.com
I felt I was dealing with subjects that were quite explosive for me at the time.
From the theatlantic.com
- Serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper"
- A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- Liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
- Sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"
- (explosion) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- (explosion) the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
- An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a substance that contains a great amount of stored energy that can produce an explosion, a sudden expansion of the material after initiation, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. ...
- The Explosive were a psych band that released around five singles under their own name plus some singles featuring Watson T. Browne and another with Del Taylor. One of those collaborating artists, Watson T. Browne would later find success in Europe in the 1980's.
- An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion creates a shock wave. ...
