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Etymology
Coined by Nobel, the inventor.
Noun
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- A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting; invented by w:Alfred Nobel|Alfred Nobel in 1867.
- figuratively Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful
Synonyms
nitro
Translations
trans-top|class of explosives
German: t+|de|Dynamit|n
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trans-top|figuratively
German: t+|de|Sprengstoff|m
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Verb
en-verb|dynamit|ing
- To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.
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trans-top|to blow up with dynamite or other high explosive
French: t+|fr|dynamiter
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Spanish: t-|es|dinamitar
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See also
cordite
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