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explosive gelatin

explosive gelatin noun: a powerful explosive made by gently heating nitroglycerin in a water-bath, then dissolving guncotton in it.

Noun

explosive gelatin (uncountable)

  1. A powerful explosive made by gently heating nitroglycerin in a water-bath, then dissolving guncotton in it.

Questions about explosive gelatin

What does explosive gelatin mean?
Explosive gelatin means a powerful explosive made by gently heating nitroglycerin in a water-bath, then dissolving guncotton in it.
What part of speech is explosive gelatin?
Explosive gelatin is a noun.

Words near explosive gelatin in the dictionary

  1. explosive belts
  2. explosive cyclogeneses
  3. explosive cyclogenesis
  4. explosive decompression
  5. explosive decompressions
  6. explosive gelatin
  7. explosive gelatine
  8. explosive lens
  9. explosive lenses
  10. explosive sadism
  11. explosively

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