Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detonable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
det-on-able
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able or liable to detonate.

Etymology

Borrowed from French détonable.

Inflected Forms

more detonable (comparative) most detonable (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does detonable mean?
Able or liable to detonate.
Where does detonable come from?
Borrowed from French détonable.

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