explosive disintegration
explosive disintegration
[ik′splō·siv di‚sin·tə′grā·shən] (engineering)
Explosive shattering when pressure is suddenly released on a pressured, permeable material (wood, mineral, and such) containing gas or liquid; the rupture of wood by this process is used to manufacture Masonite.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.