dynamite

dynamite
I. noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dynam- (from Greek dynamis power) + 1-ite Date: 1867 1. an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate; also an explosive (as a mixture of ammonium nitrate and nitrocellulose) that contains no nitroglycerin 2. one that has a powerful effect <
an actress who's dynamite at the box office
>; also something that has great potential to cause trouble or conflict <
an issue regarded as political dynamite
> • dynamitic adjective II. transitive verb (-mited; -miting) Date: 1881 1. to blow up with dynamite 2. to cause the failure or destruction of • dynamiter noun III. adjective Date: 1922 terrific, wonderful <
a dynamite performance
>

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