explosive
Any explosive substanceAny explosive substance.
» I don't know anything about explosives.
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2 sensesAny explosive substance.
Sprengstoff, Sprengmittel
взры́вчатое вещество́vzrývčatoje veščestvó, взрывча́ткаvzryvčátka
вибухо́ва речовина́vybuxóva rečovyná, вибухі́вкаvybuxívka
(dated)A plosive.
- a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
Examples
83 sentencesI don't know anything about explosives.
Bomb-sniffing dogs found some explosives at the airport.
Tom planted some explosives near the middle of the bridge.
deTom brachte etwa in der Mitte der Brücke Sprengladungen an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
No explosives were found.
ruВзрывчатки обнаружено не было. — marafon
Tom is an explosives expert.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin explōs-, stem of the perfect passive participle of explōdō + the suffix -ive.From Latin explōs-, stem of the perfect passive participle of explōdō + the suffix -ive.
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Forms
plural: explosives| Singular | explosive |
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Word family
8 related wordsSee also
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