Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dynamite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dynamite \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dynamite
n : an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with
nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
v : blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"
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