OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 41441

gelignite

/ˈdʒɛlɪɡ.naɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
gelignita
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 br…
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