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Alfred Nobel a Swedish engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist who invented dynamite and established the Nobel prizes (b.1833--d.1896).
dynamite a strong explosive. Dynamite has many uses, including blasting through rock to make roads, tunnels, and mines. [2/3 definitions]
explosive a substance that is capable of causing an explosion, esp. an agent prepared for that purpose, such as dynamite. [1/3 definitions]
gelignite a blasting explosive containing nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, and the like; gelatin dynamite.
giant powder dynamite made of nitroglycerin, sulfur, sodium nitrate, rosin, and usu. kieselguhr, and used for blasting.
go-devil a metal dart dropped into an oil well to set off a previously placed explosive such as dynamite. [1/4 definitions]
nitroglycerin a very explosive liquid used in making dynamite and other explosives and in dilating arteries to treat angina.