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DYNAMITE
dynamite
(noun) an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
dynamite
(verb) blow up with dynamite; “The rock was dynamited”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dynamite (usually uncountable, plural dynamites)
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting; invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867.
(informal, proscribed) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT)
(figuratively, slang, uncountable) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
Synonyms
• nitro
Verb
dynamite (third-person singular simple present dynamites, present participle dynamiting, simple past and past participle dynamited)
To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.
Source: Wiktionary
Dy"na*mite, n. Etym: [Gr. Dynamic.] (Chem.)
Definition: An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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