Definition of "explosive" []

• Relating to or having the nature of an explosion. (adjective)
• Tending to explode. (adjective)
• A substance, especially a prepared chemical, that explodes or causes explosion. (noun)
• Linguistics A plosive. (noun)

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• "Surgical History of the Rebellion, "and as yet have failed to find any case of wound or death reported as having occurred by an explosive or poisoned musket ball, excepting that on page 91 of volume II of said work there is a table of four thousand and two (4,002) cases of gunshot wounds of the scalp, _two_ (2) of which occurred by _explosive musket balls_."
• "In explaining the move, Dimitroff repeatedly used the term "explosive" to describe his vision for a unit that ranked seventh overall with 379 points last season."
• "• When AGNA could not acquire a sample of a certain explosive to test canines, DS changed the contract standards so that the canines would not be have to be tested to detect this particular explosive, which is available in Afghanistan."