— detonable /det"n euh beuhl/ , detonatable , adj. — detonability, detonatability , n.
/det"n ayt'/ , v. , detonated, detonating .
v.i.
1. to explode with suddenness and violence.
v.t.
2. to cause (something explosive) to explode.
[ 1720-30; detonatus thundered forth (ptp. of detonare ), equiv. to de- DE- + ton ( are ) to THUNDER + -atus -ATE 1 ]