1
: one that bursts
2
: the celestial source of an outburst of radiation (such as X-rays)
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Nix is trailed by rookie burster RJ Harvey.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
And people, when the chest-burster happened, were getting up out of their seats and leaving the theater.
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Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
That chest-burster moment bore into my soul.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Robotic equipment removed the weapons’ fuses and bursters before the mustard agent was neutralized with hot water and mixed with a caustic solution to prevent the reaction from reversing.
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Andrew Demillo, Thomas Peipert, and Dylan Lovan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 July 2023
Robotic equipment removed the weapons' fuses and bursters before the mustard agent was neutralized with hot water and mixed with a caustic solution to prevent the reaction from reversing.
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CBS News,
7 July 2023
Rubin says the elliptic burster model naturally produces the same pattern as Photinus carolinus, known to emit bursts of flashes separated by quiet periods.
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Tim Newcomb,
Popular Mechanics,
4 Nov. 2022
Elapsed time from face-hugger to chest-burster is down to minutes, death scenes feel like placeholders, and there’s no suspense or point to any of it.
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Mark Hughes,
Forbes,
11 Aug. 2022
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
And people, when the chest-burster happened, were getting up out of their seats and leaving the theater.
—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
That chest-burster moment bore into my soul.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Robotic equipment removed the weapons’ fuses and bursters before the mustard agent was neutralized with hot water and mixed with a caustic solution to prevent the reaction from reversing.
—
Andrew Demillo, Thomas Peipert, and Dylan Lovan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 July 2023
Robotic equipment removed the weapons' fuses and bursters before the mustard agent was neutralized with hot water and mixed with a caustic solution to prevent the reaction from reversing.
—
CBS News,
7 July 2023
Rubin says the elliptic burster model naturally produces the same pattern as Photinus carolinus, known to emit bursts of flashes separated by quiet periods.
—
Tim Newcomb,
Popular Mechanics,
4 Nov. 2022
Elapsed time from face-hugger to chest-burster is down to minutes, death scenes feel like placeholders, and there’s no suspense or point to any of it.
—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes,
11 Aug. 2022
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“Burster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burster. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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