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Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.

In an explosive manner.

Any of several explosive mixtures, chiefly of ammonium nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene. They are stable, but require protection from moisture. As prepared it is a compressed cylinder of the explosive, filled with loose powder of the same composition, all inclosed in waterproof wrappers. It is used for m…

Not explosive.

A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.

An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminium and nitrate of ammonium.

An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated napthalene, and wood meal.

Paper, n. Atlas powder, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.

An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum.

To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.

A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.

To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.

Rent open by an explosive. The blasted quarry thunders, heard remote. Wordsworth.

al bombardments; -- called also mortar vessel. -- Bomb lance, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used in whale fishing. -- Volcanic bomb, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape. "I noticed volcanic bombs." Darwin.

), a kind of beetle (Brachinus crepitans), so called because, when disturbed, it makes an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from its anal glands. The name is applied to other related species, as the B. displosor, which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American species is B. f…

Secure against the explosive force of bombs. -- n.

A pungent colorless explosive liquid, CNO2Br3, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin. [Spelt also brompikrin.]

A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his appoach.

. Elongated and cylindrical missiles are sometimes called bolts; hollow ones charged with explosives are properly called shells. -- Cannon bullet, a cannon ball. [Obs.] -- Cannon cracker, a fire cracker of large size. -- Cannon lock, a device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer. -- Cannon metal. See Gun Metal…

An explosive consisting essentially of nitroglycerin, wood meal, and some nitrate, as that of sodium.