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explosive
1. Capable of exploding, or likely to explode.
2. Happening or appearing suddenly and dramatically.
3. Tending to drive something forth with violence and noise.
This entry is located in the following unit: plaud-, plaus-, plod-, plos- (page 2)
(Greek > Latin [a hollow, deep sound, a humming, a buzzing] > Italian [explosive shell]: booming, humming sound)