About The Word Dynamite
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Dynamite
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What's The Definition Of Dynamite?
[n] an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
[v] blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited" Synonyms | Synonyms for Dynamite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dynamite: annihilate | Ballistite | cellulose nitrate | cordite | decimate | demolish | dismantle | dissolve | explosive | gunpowder | high explosive | melinite | nitrocotton | nitroglycerin | plastic explosive | powder | raze | ruin | shatter | smokeless powder | TNT | trinitrotoluol | villanous saltpetre See Also | blow up | detonate | explode | explosive | gelignite | gelly | glyceryl trinitrate | nitroglycerin | nitroglycerine | Nitrospan | Nitrostat | set off | trinitroglycerin Dynamite In Webster's Dictionary \Dy"na*mite\, n. [Gr. ? power. See {Dynamic}.] (Chem.)
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.
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