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noun
An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: gelly, jelly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gelly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dynamite
History
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Across languages
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