[ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically moulded into sticks


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Greek dunamis ‘power’ + -ite

[ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- blow up (something) with dynamite
(e.g: he threatened to dynamite a major hydroelectric dam)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Greek dunamis ‘power’ + -ite