detonative

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   exploding almost instantaneously

   Similarexplosive

Questions about detonative

What does detonative mean?

detonative means "exploding almost instantaneously".

How many syllables are in detonative?

detonative has 4 syllables: de-to-na-tive. The stress falls on "to".

Is detonative a common word?

detonative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.