detonable
Able to blow
Detonable describes something capable of being detonated—set off by an explosive trigger.
The term appears in technical and military contexts: detonable materials, detonable devices.
A detonable substance can be made to explode under the right conditions, distinguishing it from inert or stable materials.
Explosive device or disaster
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- C-4Malleable military explosive
grenade · mine · warhead · munition · ordnance · charge · primer · blasting cap
Responsiveness to stimuli
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unstableProne to sudden change
- reactiveTending to respond
threshold · pressure · impact · heat · friction · shock · primary · secondary
Pit for extracting rock
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- blastingExplosive material removal
excavation · construction · clearing · tunneling · stump removal · avalanche control · seismic · pyrotechnics
bomb
Explosive device or disaster
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
C-4 · grenade · mine · warhead · munition · ordnance · charge · primer · blasting cap · fuse
sensitivity
Responsiveness to stimuli
reactive · threshold · pressure · impact · heat · friction · shock · primary · secondary · high explosive
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- implosionViolent collapse inward
blasting · excavation · construction · clearing · tunneling · stump removal · avalanche control · seismic · pyrotechnics · fireworks
detonableinert
Inactive, physically or chemically
non-reactive · unreactive · nonreactive · non-combustible · non-flammable
detonablestable
Secure and unchanging
inert · unreactive · neutralized · desensitized · dormant
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