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gelignite

[ jel-ig-nahyt ]

gelignite

/ ˈdʒɛlɪɡˌnaɪt /

noun

  1. a type of dynamite in which the nitrogelatine is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and potassium or sodium nitrate Also called (informal)gellyˈdʒɛlɪ
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gelignite1

gel(atin) + Latin ign ( is ) fire + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gelignite1

C19: from gel ( atine ) + Latin ignis fire + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

Nontraditional flavors ammonium nitrate, C-4, and gelignite did not test well.

"But I was not aware that we had any gelignite or giant powder in our possession," I interrupted.

A time came when the gun-cotton and gelignite got scarce, and a powder explosive called ammonal had to be used.

The manner of the damage was not quite what one would have expected from gelignite, or some equally powerful preparation.

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