Explosive
Explosive , adjective
[Compare French explosif.]
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
Explosive , noun
1.
An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, TNT, dynamite, or nitro-glycerine.
[See Guide to Pronunciation, r 155-7, 184.]
2.
(Phonetics) 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. [See Guide to Pronunciation, r 155-7, 184.]