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Another word for explosive

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Modifier

  1. Eruptive

    Antonyms:

  2. Violent; said of persons or events

    See also:

    excitable

    dangerous

    Antonyms:
Noun
  1. See also:

    atomic-energy

    munitions

    mine

    ammunition

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Sentence Examples

  • It is decomposed by water with explosive violence.

  • Explosive alloys have been formed by H.

  • Torpedoing The explosive employed is generally nitroglycerin, Wells.

  • The use of mercuric fulminate as a detonator dates from about 1814, when the explosive cap was invented.

  • NITROGLYCERIN, C3H5(N03)3 or CH 2 NO 3 Chno 3 CH2N03 glyceryl trinitrate, an explosive first obtained in 1846 by Ascanio Sobrero (Mem.

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