nonexploding

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adjective

That does not explode.

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Meanings

adjectivenonexploding (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat does not explode.

    The result, he said, ‘‘is a remarkable nonexploding high explosive’’ that, when detonated, becomes ‘‘extremely hot, which allows pressures and temperatures to be built up that are capable of igniting the heavy hydrogen and producing a pure-fusion mini neutron bomb.’’

    2015 November 19, C. J. Chivers, “The Doomsday Scam”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + exploding.

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APA

nonexploding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonexploding

MLA

“nonexploding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonexploding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonexploding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonexploding.

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