detonativeadj.
/ˈdɛtəneɪtɪv/ Having the property of detonating; of the nature of a detonation.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [adjective]
clapping1582
exploding1755
detonating1808
detonative1875
detonable1884
chunking1902
1875 C. F. Chandler in M. Eissler Mod. High Explosives (1884) i. iii. 69 When the gunpowder is exploded by nitroglycerine, its explosion becomes instantaneous; it becomes detonative; it occurs at a much higher temperature.
1888 Evening Standard 11 Feb. 4/4 The water which runs through the factory is highly detonative.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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