gelignite
noun/ˈdʒelɪɡnaɪt/
/ˈdʒelɪɡnaɪt/
[uncountable]- a powerful explosiveTopics Physics and chemistryc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: probably from gelatin + Latin (l)ignis ‘wood’ + -ite.
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