detonate
verb (used without object)
to explode with suddenness and violence.
detonable
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a word derived from
detonate.
Example Sentences
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Clouds containing from as little as 3 up to as much as 100 percent by volume of ethylene oxide are detonable.
From U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive October 6, 1981. by Bertram O. Stull
