explosibleadj.

1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 2 361 The air..was found so much mixed with atmospheric air, as to be rendered explosible.

1838 Standard 19 Nov. 2/1 The presumed delinquent is none other than M. Hippolyte Lefortier, an inventor of inflammable, explosible, percussion projectiles.

1878 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 382/2 The latter busied himself in the preparation of a fuse inclosing a compound more easily explosible than gunpowder.

1910 Automobile 25 Aug. 322/2 A mixture of benzine vapor and air does not become explosible until the volume-per cent. of benzine vapor reaches 2.5.

1955 Times 30 Nov. 8/4 Reports of the recent Soviet explosion have prompted inquiries on the efficiency that can be attained in different types of nuclear explosions—that is, the proportion of explosible or fissile material which in fact is exploded.

2015 U. Hauptmanns Process & Plant Safety iv. 185 The casing is designed to withstand the pressure caused by an explosion of an explosible mixture in its interior.

1910 G. S. Rice Explosibility Coal Dust 34 (heading) Experiments with explosible coal dusts.

1956 G. Nott-Bower & R. H. Walkerdine National Coal Board 110/1 The information so accumulated will give a better understanding of the extent and variation in the deposition of explosible dust and how best this hazard can be overcome.

1982 P. Field Dust Explosions (1989) ii. 29 Ignition was due to residual deposits of explosible dust in the grinding mill.

2010 Yorks. Evening Post (Nexis) 9 Feb. Chromalloy failed to carry out assessments and control risks as required in relation to powdered aluminium, which is an explosible dust.