DYNAMITE

I. noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dynam- (from Greek dynamis power) + 1-ite Date: 1867 an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate, one that has a powerful effect , dynamitic adjective II. transitive verb (-mited; -miting) Date: 1881 to blow up with ~, to cause the failure or destruction of, ~r noun III. adjective Date: 1922 terrific , wonderful