/ ˈdʒelɪgnaɪt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a powerful explosive
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: probably from gelatin + Latin (l)ignis wood + -ite .
/ ˈdʒelɪgnaɪt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a powerful explosive
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: probably from gelatin + Latin (l)ignis wood + -ite .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005