GELIGNITE


Meaning of GELIGNITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈje-lig-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: gel atin + Latin ign is fire + English -ite — more at igneous

Date: 1889

: a dynamite in which the adsorbent base is largely potassium nitrate or a similar nitrate usually with some wood pulp

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