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Dynamite
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dynamite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dynamite.html. 1828.