The Collaborative International Dictionary
nonexplosive \nonexplosive\ adj. Not explosive. [Narrower terms: noncombustible (vs. combustible), incombustible] WordNet 1.5]
Wiktionary
a. Not explosive; unable to explode.
WordNet
adj. not explosive; "nonexplosive gases"; "a nonexplosive fuel" [ant: explosive]
Usage examples of "nonexplosive".
How to make chloride of azode A good example of how ammonium nitrate can be chemically mixed with other substances, and impart its explosive qualities to these otherwise nonexplosive materials, is in the preparation of chloride of azode.
Over the course of six days,members of the group placed twenty-seven nonexplosive flux pods inthe buildings surrounding the Exchange.
After almost four seconds, the cartridge landed with a nonexplosive clatter.
The stuff in the horn is the genuine article, but I cut it with a nonexplosive that just looks like gunpowder.
These include rifle bullets and shot of both explosive and nonexplosive varieties, which can be fired semiautomatically or automatically, low-yield grenades, low-yield guided rockets, high-pressure flammable liquid, and microwave energy beams.
As pressure fell into the nonexplosive range, she hit the lock release switches.
The British and Japanese have been working on nonexplosive magnetic-fusion research for years.