- nitrogelatin
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/nuy'troh jel"euh tn/, n.See gelatin dynamite.[1880-85; NITRO- + GELATIN]
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Nitrogelatin — Ni tro*gel a*tin, n. [Nitro + gelatin.] An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin. [Written also {nitrogelatine}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nitrogelatin — n. gelatin dynamite, explosive made from gelatinized nitroglycerin mixed with cellulose nitrate … English contemporary dictionary
nitrogelatin — ni·tro·gelatin … English syllables
nitrogelatin — … Useful english dictionary
nitrogelatine — Nitrogelatin Ni tro*gel a*tin, n. [Nitro + gelatin.] An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin. [Written also {nitrogelatine}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gelatin dynamite — a high explosive consisting of a gelatinized mass of nitroglycerin with cellulose nitrate added. Also called gelignite, nitrogelatin. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
gelignite — gel·ig·nite || dÊ’elɪgnaɪt n. explosive containing nitroglycerin, gelatin dynamite, nitrogelatin … English contemporary dictionary
gelatin dynamite — noun : a powerful water resistant blasting explosive consisting of a jellylike mass of nitroglycerin and lower nitrated cellulose nitrate incorporated with a base (as wood pulp mixed with sodium nitrate) compare ammonia gelatin, blasting gelatin… … Useful english dictionary
nitrogelatine — noun see nitrogelatin … Useful english dictionary
