Also means
explosive device
Usage Note
Explosivo functions as both noun and adjective: un dispositivo explosivo (an explosive device) and el explosivo detonó (the explosive went off). The figurative use — a temperamento explosivo or an explosivo crecimiento económico — is very common in journalism. The feminine form is explosiva, as in carga explosiva.
Examples
"El artificiero desactivó el explosivo a tiempo."
Natural Translation
The bomb disposal expert deactivated the explosive in time.
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