plosive
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Linguisticsplosiveplo‧sive /ˈpləʊsɪv $ ˈploʊ-/ noun [countable] technicalSL a consonant sound that is made by completely stopping the flow of air out of your mouth and then suddenly letting it out, as when saying /b/ or /t/ —plosive adjectiveExamples from the Corpusplosive• A clearer case of neutralisation can be found in the case of plosives following s in syllable-initial position.• Notice that of the plosives and fricatives there is one voiceless set and one voiced set.Origin plosive (1800-1900) explosive