nonexplosive
Safe from blasts
Nonexplosive describes something that will not explode or is not capable of exploding.
The term typically appears in technical or regulatory contexts: nonexplosive demolition methods, classified as nonexplosive for shipping purposes.
It may also describe situations lacking dramatic intensity: The meeting was nonexplosive, despite the tensions.
Made harmless
- disarmedMade safe or captivated
- dummy roundNon-firing practice cartridge
- deactivatedRendered inoperative
- bomb disposalNeutralizing explosive devices
EOD · unexploded · dud · neutralized · safe storage
Not prone to reactions
- stableSecure and unchanging
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- dormantInactive but capable
- passiveNot actively participating
neutral · safe handling · nonflammable · noncombustible · inert gas · nitrogen · argon · dampened
Kept within limits
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- wrecking ballCrane-swung demolition weight
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
deconstruction · hydraulic · cutting · sawing · precision · surgical · razing · felling
Vapor stored under pressure
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
railgun · coilgun · air-powered · CO2 cartridge · pressurized
defused
Made harmless
- disarmedMade safe or captivated
- dummy roundNon-firing practice cartridge
- deactivatedRendered inoperative
bomb disposal · EOD · unexploded · dud · neutralized · safe storage
unreactive
Not prone to reactions
passive · neutral · safe handling · nonflammable · noncombustible · inert gas · nitrogen · argon · dampened · suppressed
controlled
Kept within limits
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- wrecking ballCrane-swung demolition weight
dismantling · deconstruction · hydraulic · cutting · sawing · precision · surgical · razing · felling · toppling
compressed gas
Vapor stored under pressure
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
electromagnetic · railgun · coilgun · air-powered · CO2 cartridge · pressurized