Explosive

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.

2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.