[f. THOR + -ITE1 4.] An explosive of the ammonium nitrate class.
1899. Westm. Gaz., 13 July, 7/2. Thorite, a new explosive invented by Dr. Tuttle, of Tacoma,… stood severe tests…. A red-hot iron was plunged into a can of thorite, but it merely ignited the particles that touched the iron.
