detonante

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Galician

Etymology

From detonar +‎ -ante.

Adjective

detonante m or f (plural detonantes)

  1. detonating

Noun

detonante m (plural detonantes)

  1. trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
    Synonyms: detonador, desencadeante

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Ido

Adverb

detonante

  1. adverbial present active participle of detonar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.toˈnan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: de‧to‧nàn‧te

Participle

detonante (plural detonanti)

  1. present participle of detonare

Adjective

detonante (plural detonanti)

  1. detonating, explosive

Noun

detonante m (plural detonanti)

  1. explosive

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

dētonante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of dētonāns

Spanish

Etymology

From detonar +‎ -ante.

Adjective

detonante m or f (masculine and feminine plural detonantes)

  1. detonating

Noun

detonante m (plural detonantes)

  1. trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
    Synonyms: detonador, desencadenante
    • 2015 August 1, “Personajes conectando en los albores de Internet”, in El País:
      El personaje de Pace, Joe MacMillan, fue el detonante de los hechos que tuvieron lugar en la primer temporada.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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