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noun
- 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
Translations: - German: Sprengstoff(de)m
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verb (dynamit, ing)
- To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.
Translations: - French: dynamiter(fr)
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- Spanish: dinamitar(es)
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Etymology: Coined by Nobel, the inventor.
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