A substance, such as trinitrotoluene, or a mixture, such as gunpowder, that is characterized by chemical stability but may be made to undergo rapid chemical change without an outside source of oxygen, whereupon it produces a large quantity of energy generally accompanied by the evolution of hot gases.
With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
Liable to lead to sudden change or violence.
tending or serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper"
sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"
a substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
