A type of explosive or blasting powder; a commercial dynamite or similar compound used in mining and construction.
From force + -ite (suffix for minerals and explosives). Created as a brand name in the 19th century, following the naming pattern of other explosives like dynamite and nitroglycerin.
Forcite competed with dynamite in the mining explosives market, and the name literally promised 'force-ite'—a substance embodying force itself, appealing to miners who needed reliable detonation.
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