explosive
English Thesaurus
1. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | chemical, chemical substance, |
| definition | : | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | impulse explosive, propellant explosive, |
| definition | : | an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | load, payload, warhead, |
| definition | : | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | high explosive, |
| definition | : | a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | low explosive, |
| definition | : | an explosive with a low rate of combustion (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | gunpowder, powder, |
| definition | : | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ballistite, smokeless powder, |
| definition | : | an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | nitramine, tetryl, |
| definition | : | a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators (noun.substance) |
| part meronym | : | explosive device, |
| definition | : | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy (noun.artifact) |
2. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst (adj.all)
| similar | : | detonative, |
| definition | : | exploding almost instantaneously (adj.all) |
3. sudden and loud (adj.all)
| similar | : | sudden, |
| definition | : | happening without warning or in a short space of time (adj.all) |
4. liable to lead to sudden change or violence (adj.all)
| similar | : | unstable, |
| definition | : | lacking stability or fixity or firmness (adj.all) |
5. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | explosive, |
| definition | : | serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst (adj.all) |
6. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst (adj.all)
| derivation | : | explosive, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck (noun.artifact) |
7. liable to lead to sudden change or violence (adj.all)
8. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | explosive, |
| definition | : | serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst (adj.all) |
9. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst (adj.all)
| derivation | : | explosive, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck (noun.artifact) |
10. liable to lead to sudden change or violence (adj.all)
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