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brisant

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bri·sance  (br-zäns, -zäs)
n.
The shattering effect of the sudden release of energy in an explosion.
[French, from brisant, present participle of briser, to break, from Old French brisier, from Vulgar Latin *brisire, perhaps of Celtic origin.]
bri·sant (-zänt, -zät) adj.
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Adj.1.brisant - of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive
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