explosive

1. Serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst (synset 300476610)
   "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper"
   similar to: detonative - exploding almost instantaneously
2. Liable to lead to sudden change or violence (synset 302300305)
   "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
   similar to: unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness
   same as: volatile
3. Sudden and loud (synset 301147494)
   "an explosive laugh"
   similar to: sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time

1. A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck (synset 103309675)
   is a type of: chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
   subtypes:

   • burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge - a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
   • explosive compound - a compound that is explosive
   • explosive mixture - a mixture that is explosive
   • impulse explosive, propellant explosive - an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges
   • load, payload, warhead - the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
   • azoimide, hn, hydrazoic acid, hydrogen azide - a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
   • high explosive - a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
   • low explosive - an explosive with a low rate of combustion
   • gunpowder, powder - a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
   • ballistite, smokeless powder - an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
   • nitramine, tetryl - a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators
   is a part of: explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy

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