 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dynamite
noun: an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with
nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
verb: blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dynamite \Dy"na*mite\, noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, noun
1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a
rapid chemical reaction, as {gunpowder}, {TNT},
{dynamite}, or {nitro-glycerine}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath;
(Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are
sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.
Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "dynamite":
Ballistite, TNT, annihilate, cellulose nitrate, cordite, decimate,
demolish, dismantle, dissolve, explosive, gunpowder,
high explosive, melinite, nitrocotton, nitroglycerin,
plastic explosive, powder, raze, ruin, shatter, smokeless powder,
trinitrotoluol, villanous saltpetre
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