gelignite
UK/ˈdʒɛlɪɡ.naɪt/
gelignite noun: an explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
Noun
gelignite (countable and uncountable, plural gelignites)
- An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
- Three small gelignite bombs, with pocket watch timing devices, were concealed in packets small enough to fit through the slot of the standard cast-iron post box, the cylindrical bright red colored boxes so common throughout London.2008, Steven P. Moysey, The Road to Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London, Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Press, →ISBN, page 58
Synonyms of gelignite
Forms of gelignite
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Questions about gelignite
- What does gelignite mean?
- Gelignite means an explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
- What part of speech is gelignite?
- Gelignite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gelignite?
- Gelignite is pronounced /ˈdʒɛlɪɡ.naɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gelignite?
- The plural of gelignite is gelignites.
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