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gelignite

noun
SayJEL-ig-nytUS/ˈd͡ʒɛlɪɡˌnaɪt/UK/ˈdʒɛlɪɡ.naɪt/

Pluralgelignites

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    An explosive made by soaking wood pulp with nitroglycerin and a chemical called a nitrate.

    The miners used gelignite to break up the rock.

    Police found a box of old gelignite in the shed.

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