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explosible

American  
[ik-sploh-zuh-buhl, -suh-] / ɪkˈsploʊ zə bəl, -sə- /

adjective

  1. capable of being exploded.

  2. liable to explode.

Other Word Forms

  • explosibility noun
  • nonexplosibility noun

Etymology

Origin of explosible

First recorded in 1790–1800; explos(ion) + -ible

Example Sentences

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If China can be persuaded or coerced to cut back, American intelligence officials believe, Iran will not be able to develop an explosible bomb in the foreseeable future.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new mines regulation act provides that any explosible used in coal mines shall either be fired in a water cartridge or be of such a nature that it cannot inflame firedamp.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various

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