Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
EXPLOSIVE
explosive
(adjective) serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; “an explosive device”; “explosive gas”; “explosive force”; “explosive violence”; “an explosive temper”
explosive
(adjective) sudden and loud; “an explosive laugh”
explosive, volatile
(adjective) liable to lead to sudden change or violence; “an explosive issue”; “a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation”
explosive
(noun) a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
explosive (comparative more explosive, superlative most explosive)
With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
Having the character of an explosion.
(figurative) Shocking; startling.
(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
Noun
explosive (plural explosives)
Any explosive substance.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*plo"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. explosif.]
Definition: Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
Ex*plo"sive, n.
1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.
Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, sq. root 155-7, 184.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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