plo‧sive /ˈpləʊsɪv $ ˈploʊ-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: explosive]
technical a consonant sound that is made by completely stopping the flow of air out of your mouth and then suddenly letting it out, as when saying /b/ or /t/
—plosive adjective

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