EXPLOSIVE : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: EXPLOSIVE	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
explosive adj serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper" Antonym(s): nonexplosive liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" Synonym(s): explosive, volatile sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh" n a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Explosive \Explo"sive\, n. 1. An explosive* agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine. 2. 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. Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Explosive \Explo"sive\, a. [Cf. F. explosif.] Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive* force of gunpowder.