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dy·na·mite
I. \ˈdīnəˌmīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dynam- + -ite; originally formed as Swedish dynamit
1. : a solid blasting explosive used especially in mining, quarrying, and engineering that contains nitroglycerin incorporated with a base which increases the safety of handling: as
a. : an explosive in which the base (as kieselguhr) is inert
b. : an explosive in which the base is active and consists essentially of a carbonaceous combustible material (as wood pulp) and an oxidizing material (as sodium nitrate) — called also straight dynamite
c. : a strong explosive similar to a straight dynamite but containing ammonium nitrate in place of part of the nitroglycerin and often part of the oxidizing material — called also ammonia dynamite
d. : gelatin dynamite
2. : a blasting explosive used similarly to dynamite but containing an essential constituent (as nitrostarch) other than nitroglycerin
3. : one that is characterized by notable vitality, power, or effectiveness
< box-office dynamite — Steve McNeil >
< not only is he tough and ruthless; he is also dynamite with the ladies — Saturday Review >
also : something that has great potential (as for causing strife or trouble)
< devaluation is dynamite and politicians don't like its sound — M.A.Heilperin >
< this letter is dynamite — Erle Stanley Gardner >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to charge with dynamite
2. : to blow up or shatter with dynamite
3. : to cause the utter failure or destruction of
< it is easy to dynamite an industrial system — M.R.Cohen >
< the board has dynamited its own findings in two particulars — B.H.Kizer >
III. adjective
Etymology: dynamite, noun
: terrific : wonderful |