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Meaning Of Explosive
a.
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing
explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
n.
An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of
a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
n.
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, Ã
155-7, 184.]