Gelignite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An explosive mixture composed of nitroglycerine, guncotton, wood pulp, and potassium nitrate.
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  • n. An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A trade-name for an explosive of the dynamite class, consisting of 65 parts of gelatin (96 percent, nitroglycerin and 4 per cent. nitrocotton) and 35 parts of dope (75 per cent. sodium nitrate, 1 per cent. sodium carbonate, and 24 per cent. wood-pulp).
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  • n. a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
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    dynamite   
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    dynamite   
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