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grisoutine

grisoutine noun: a safety explosive composed of nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, sodium- and potassium nitrates; now largely replaced by grisoutite.

Noun

grisoutine (uncountable)

  1. A safety explosive composed of nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, sodium- and potassium nitrates; now largely replaced by grisoutite

Questions about grisoutine

What does grisoutine mean?
Grisoutine means a safety explosive composed of nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, sodium- and potassium nitrates; now largely replaced by grisoutite.
What part of speech is grisoutine?
Grisoutine is a noun.

Words near grisoutine in the dictionary

  1. grisms
  2. Grisolle's sign
  3. grison
  4. grisons
  5. grisounite
  6. grisoutine
  7. grisoutite
  8. Grissel
  9. Grissell
  10. Grissett
  11. Grissetts

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