1816. J. Murray, in Phil. Mag., 451. XLVIII. By a reference to my paper Mr. L. will find that this had a relation to simple unexplosive flame, and was introduced as explanatory of the chasm obtaining between flame and metallic surfaces.
a. 1828. Sir W. Congreve (Worcester, 1846).
1865. [see INEXPLOSIVE a.]
1884. Contemp. Rev., Nov., 617. Guns firing solid, and therefore unexplosive, shot.
