ex-plosive
sɪv adjective
1.
tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
3.
likely to lead to violence or hostility: an explosive issue.
4.
Phonetics, plosive.
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Ex-plosive
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explosive (ɪkˈspləʊsɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, involving, or characterized by an explosion or explosions |
| 2. | capable of exploding or tending to explode |
| 3. | potentially violent or hazardous; dangerous: an explosive situation |
| 4. | phonetics another word for plosive |
| —n | |
| 5. | a substance that decomposes rapidly under certain conditions with the production of gases, which expand by the heat of the reaction. The energy released is used in firearms, blasting, and rocket propulsion |
| 6. | a plosive consonant; stop |
| ex'plosively | |
| —adv | |
| ex'plosiveness | |
| —n | |
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