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vigorite

vigorite noun: a particular explosive containing nitroglycerin.

Noun

vigorite (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A particular explosive containing nitroglycerin.

Origin of vigorite

Coined by its inventor, Captain Bjorkman, presumably from vigor + -ite.

Questions about vigorite

What does vigorite mean?
Vigorite means a particular explosive containing nitroglycerin.
What part of speech is vigorite?
Vigorite is a noun.

Words near vigorite in the dictionary

  1. vigored
  2. vigorimeter
  3. vigorimeters
  4. vigorish
  5. vigorishes
  6. vigorite
  7. vigorless
  8. vigorlessness
  9. vigoro
  10. vigoroso
  11. vigorosos

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