ex·plo·sive

[ik-sploh-siv]
adjective
1.
tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
2.
pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence.
3.
likely to lead to violence or hostility: an explosive issue.
4.
Phonetics, plosive.
noun
5.
an explosive agent or substance, as dynamite.
6.
Phonetics, plosive.
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the audible result of phonation and resonance
any one of a variety of ingressive, usually implosive, speech sounds produced by suction occlusion and plosive or affricative release

Origin:
1660–70; explos(ion) + -ive

ex·plo·sive·ly, adverb
ex·plo·sive·ness, noun
non·ex·plo·sive, adjective, noun
non·ex·plo·sive·ly, adverb
non·ex·plo·sive·ness, noun
un·ex·plo·sive, adjective
un·ex·plo·sive·ly, adverb
un·ex·plo·sive·ness, noun
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explosive (ɪkˈspləʊsɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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explosive
1660s, "tending to explode," from L. explosus (pp. of explodere; see explosion) + -ive. As a noun, from 1874.
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Example sentences
It is extremely important to know the difference between a legal consumer
  firework and a dangerous explosive device.
Instead of being filled with explosive carcinogenic gasoline it will be filled
  with electrons and metals that can be recycled.
Waiting until crisis forced one's hand and making it all the more expensive and
  potentially explosive.
There are several reasons for this explosive growth.
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