explosive

adj 1: tending or serving to explode or characterized by explosion

or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive

gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an

explosive temper" [ant: {nonexplosive}]

2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive

issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters

eager for a confrontation" [syn: {volatile}]

3: sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"

n : a substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the

production of gas) on being heated or struck