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gelignite

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gel·ig·nite  (jlg-nt)
n.
An explosive mixture composed of nitroglycerine, guncotton, wood pulp, and potassium nitrate.

[gel(atin) + Latin ignis, fire + -ite.]

gelignite [ˈdʒɛlɪgˌnaɪt]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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]
[from gel(atine) + Latin ignis fire + -ite1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gelignite - a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
Translations
gelignite [ˈdʒelɪgnaɪt] Ngelignita f

gelignite [ˈdʒɛlɪgnaɪt] nplastic m

gelignite

gelignite [ˈdʒɛlɪgˌnaɪt] ngelatina esplosiva, gelignite f
gelignite [ˈdʒɛlɪgˌnaɪt] ngelatina esplosiva, gelignite f

gelignite
n gelignite [ˈdʒelignait]
an explosive The bandits blew up the bridge with gelignite. geligniet مادَّه مُتَفَجِّرَه вид експлозив gelignit gelignit das Gelatinedynamit ζελινίτιδα (εκρηκτική ύλη) gelignita ماده منفجرۀ ژلینیت räjähdysaine plastic גְ'לִיגנִיט विस्फोटक पदार्थ नाईट्रिक एसिड और ग्लिसरीन से बना želatinski dinamit gelignit bahan peledak sprengihlaup nitroglicerina 爆薬の一種 젤리그나이트(화약의 일종) gelignitas gelignit geligniet gelatindynamitt rodzaj nitrogliceryny gelignite ex­plo­zibil гелигнит gelignit plastično razstrelivo gelignit spränggelatin ดินระเบิดลักษณะคล้ายเยลลี่ jelatinli dinamit 硝化甘油炸藥 гелігніт ایک آتشگیر مرکب chất nổ炸药


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