gelignite
[ jel-ig-nahyt ]
/ ˈdʒɛl ɪgˌnaɪt /
noun
Words nearby gelignite
Example sentences from the Web for gelignite
Nontraditional flavors ammonium nitrate, C-4, and gelignite did not test well.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene |P. J. O’Rourke |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThe manner of the damage was not quite what one would have expected from gelignite, or some equally powerful preparation.
Christopher Quarles |Percy James Brebner"But I was not aware that we had any gelignite or giant powder in our possession," I interrupted.
In Search of El Dorado |Alexander MacDonaldA time came when the gun-cotton and gelignite got scarce, and a powder explosive called ammonal had to be used.
New Zealanders at Gallipoli |Major Fred Waite
British Dictionary definitions for gelignite
gelignite
/ (ˈdʒɛlɪɡˌnaɪt) /
noun
a type of dynamite in which the nitrogelatine is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and potassium or sodium nitrate
Also called (informal): gelly (ˈdʒɛlɪ)
Word Origin for gelignite
C19: from
gel (
atine) + Latin
ignis fire +
-ite
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