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Gunpowder is (an) explosive

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  • explosive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See violence, danger. n. dynamite, TNT, nitroglycerin. See violence, arms. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Eruptive] Syn. bursting, detonating, dangerous, convulsive, fulminating, atomic, fulminant,… …   English dictionary for students

  • gunpowder — [[t]gʌ̱npaʊdə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gunpowder is an explosive substance which is used to make fireworks or cause explosions …   English dictionary

  • Gunpowder — Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to 80 per… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gunpowder pile driver — Gunpowder Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gunpowder plot — Gunpowder Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gunpowder tea — Gunpowder Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gunpowder — Explosive Ex*plo sive, n. 1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as {gunpowder}, {TNT}, {dynamite}, or {nitro glycerine}. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Explosive — Ex*plo sive, n. 1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as {gunpowder}, {TNT}, {dynamite}, or {nitro glycerine}. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gunpowder — [gun′pou΄dər] n. 1. an explosive powder, esp. a blackish mixture of sulfur, potassium nitrate, and charcoal, used as a charge in cartridges, shells, etc., for blasting, in fireworks, etc. 2. GUNPOWDER TEA …   English World dictionary

  • Explosive — Ex*plo sive, a. [Cf. F. explosif.] Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • explosive — [adj] volatile, dangerous at the boiling point*, bursting, charged, consequential, convulsive, detonating, detonative, ebullient, eruptive, fiery, forceful, frenzied, fulminant, fulminating, hazardous, impetuous, meteoric, overwrought, perilous,… …   New thesaurus

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