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detonative

detonative adjective: that is liable to detonate spontaneously.

Adjective

detonative (comparative more detonative, superlative most detonative)

  1. (or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously

Forms of detonative

comparativemore detonative
superlativemost detonative

Origin of detonative

From detonate + -ive.

Questions about detonative

What does detonative mean?
Detonative means that is liable to detonate spontaneously.
What part of speech is detonative?
Detonative is an adjective.

Words near detonative in the dictionary

  1. detonating cords
  2. detonation
  3. detonation cord
  4. detonation cords
  5. detonations
  6. detonative
  7. detonator
  8. detonators
  9. detonization
  10. detonizations
  11. detonize

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