Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detonative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: det-o-na-tive
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That is liable to detonate spontaneously

Etymology

Etymology tree English detonate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English detonative From detonate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more detonative (comparative) most detonative (superlative)

Questions

What does detonative mean?: That is liable to detonate spontaneously
Where does detonative come from?: Etymology tree English detonate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English detonative From detonate + -ive.

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