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nonexploding

nonexploding adjective: that does not explode.

Adjective

nonexploding (not comparable)

  1. That does not explode.
    • The result, he said, ‘‘is a remarkable nonexploding high explosive’’ that, when detonated, becomes ‘‘extremely hot, which allows pressures and temperatures to be built up that are capable of igniting the heavy hydrogen and producing a pure-fusion mini neutron bomb.’’2015 November 19, C. J. Chivers, “The Doomsday Scam”, in New York Times

Origin of nonexploding

From non- + exploding.

Questions about nonexploding

What does nonexploding mean?
Nonexploding means that does not explode.
What part of speech is nonexploding?
Nonexploding is an adjective.

Words near nonexploding in the dictionary

  1. nonexplanation
  2. nonexplanations
  3. nonexplanatory
  4. nonexplicit
  5. nonexplicitly
  6. nonexploding
  7. nonexploitation
  8. nonexploitative
  9. nonexploitatively
  10. nonexploited
  11. nonexploiting

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