Dynamite

An explosive that is safer than gun powder, because it doesn't explode by accident. Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel of Sweden in the 19th century, and laid the foundation for an enormous fortune, which was the basis for the Nobel Prize. (Nobel had very tight controls over patent and unlicensed replicas were quickly shut down, although a few American business people got around the patent by using a slightly different formula.)

Nitroglcyrine? (which does explode by accident alot, as it is a highly sensitive liquid) is absorbed by certain types of soil? (which make Nitroglycrine?) to form the safely handled Dynamite.

Dynamite comes from a greek word. Nobel also named it "Nobel's Safety Blasting Powder".