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“detonates”
detonate (verb), detonates; detonated; detonating
1. To produce a loud noise by the sudden liberation of gas in connexion with chemical decomposition or combination; to explode with a sudden loud report (as when heated or struck).
2. To cause to explode with a sudden loud report, as a result of the act of a chemical decomposition or combination.
2. To cause to explode with a sudden loud report, as a result of the act of a chemical decomposition or combination.
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tono-, ton-, -tonia, -tonic, -tonous, -tony
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