The Collaborative International Dictionary
brisant
brisant \bri"sant\ adj.
of or pertaining to brisance.
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having the ability to shatter, as contrasted with merely fracturing; -- of explosives.
Note: the more brisant explosives, such as dynamite, will shatter rock into smaller fragments than the less brisant, such as gunpowder.
Wiktionary
brisant
a. Of or pertaining to brisance.
WordNet
brisant
adj. of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive