Explosiivisia

Explosiivisia is a Finnish adjective meaning explosive or relating to explosives. It is used to describe substances, materials, or phenomena that have the potential to cause an explosion. In Finnish, it commonly appears in phrases such as explosiivisia aineita (explosive substances) or explosiivisia jännitteitä (explosive tensions), where it functions to qualify the noun it accompanies. The term is more frequent in scientific, safety, and regulatory contexts, but can also occur in metaphorical language to describe dramatic or volatile situations.

Etymology and form: The form explosiivisia is the partitive plural of explosiivinen, the base adjective meaning explosive. Explosiivinen is a Finnish loanword adapted from the English explosive (and possibly through Swedish explosiv). The word follows typical Finnish adjective patterns, adding the -inen suffix to form the base and changing to -isia in the partitive plural to agree with the noun it modifies.

Usage notes: As a technical descriptor, explosiivisia is used when referring to materials or conditions that are hazardous or capable of producing an explosion. In non-technical writing, it may appear in figurative expressions. The term does not provide procedural information about making or handling explosives; its purpose is descriptive rather than instructional.

See also: räjähteet (explosives in Finnish), räjähdysaineet (explosive compounds), explosiivinen (the base adjective).