explode
verb (used without object)
to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode).
exploder
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a word derived from
explode.
Example Sentences
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"The most likely explanation, according to the report, was that someone tried to remove an exploder pocket with a brass chisel," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2014
Combine it with reaction enhancer and put it in a magical machine called an "exploder" and artificial steak comes out the other end.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2011
Surely, Ashforth the exploder of myths would approve.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2011
The ceilings of some of the rooms in Montclair bore charred, black circles, in mute testimony to his intrepidity as an exploder.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Melenite is normally only three times as strong as gunpowder; but it is said to owe its destructive qualities in shells to the powerful character of the exploder which ignites it.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various
