n.
Pronunciation: ' d ī -n ə - ˌ m ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dynam- (fr. 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 >
– dy · na · mit · ic \ ˌ d ī -n ə - ' mi-tik \ adjective