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nitrogelatin

nitrogelatin noun: an explosive consisting of guncotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.

Noun

nitrogelatin (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An explosive consisting of guncotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.

Forms of nitrogelatin

alternative formnitrogelatine

Origin of nitrogelatin

From nitro- + gelatin.

Questions about nitrogelatin

What does nitrogelatin mean?
Nitrogelatin means an explosive consisting of guncotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.
What part of speech is nitrogelatin?
Nitrogelatin is a noun.

Words near nitrogelatin in the dictionary

  1. nitrofural
  2. nitrofuran
  3. nitrofurans
  4. nitrofurantoin
  5. nitrofurazone
  6. nitrogelatin
  7. nitrogelatine
  8. nitrogen
  9. nitrogen balance
  10. nitrogen balances
  11. nitrogen cycle

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