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explosive

Explosive is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter E and ends with the letter E for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(a.) Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as the explosive force of gunpowder.
(n.) An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction as gunpowder or nitro-glycerine.
(n.) A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p b t d k g which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation à 155-7 184.]

Syllable Information

The word explosive is a 9 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for explosive is: ex-plo-sive


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