Synonym: volatile. Similar words: explosion, explode, explore, exploit, exploded, unexplored, exploration, exploitation. Meaning: [ɪk'spləʊsɪv] 
n. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck. adj. 1. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst 2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence 3. sudden and loud.
n. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck. adj. 1. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst 2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence 3. sudden and loud. 
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1 The question of race today is an explosive one.
2 The terrorists charged the bomb with an explosive substance.
3 Race is a highly explosive issue.
4 Explosive shells torn into the walls of the embassy.
5 The bomb and other explosive exploded.
6 Hydrogen is highly explosive.
7 The explosive device was timed to go off at the rush hour.
8 Because the gas is highly explosive , it needs to be kept in high-pressure containers.
9 A detonator is any device containing an explosive that is actuated by heat, percussion, friction, or electricity.
10 They rammed an explosive charge home and detonated it by remote control.
11 A gas pipe was explosive.
12 He's good at defusing potentially explosive situations.
13 They used plastic explosive to blow up the bridge.
14 Certain gases are highly explosive.
15 Capital punishment is an explosive issue.
16 He made a loud, explosive noise of disgust.
17 There was an explosive clap of thunder overhead.
18 The peacekeepers are trained to defuse potentially explosive situations.
19 The event took an explosive turn.
20 He's inherited his father's explosive temper.
21 They have primed the explosive device.
22 Race relations are an explosive issue.
23 She has an explosive temper.
24 The political situation is potentially explosive.
25 In its purest form,(www.Sentencedict.com) the substance is highly explosive.
26 Politics can be an explosive subject.
27 The device, which contained 400lbs of explosive, was made safe by army bomb disposal experts.
28 Both men suddenly spoke in the same explosive tone of voice.
29 He appeared to be treating the potentially explosive situation with some sensitivity.
30 Smoking is strictly prohibited in the process of handling explosive materials.
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