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Definition of gelignite noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gelignite

noun

/ˈdʒelɪɡnaɪt/

/ˈdʒelɪɡnaɪt/

[uncountable]

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a powerful explosiveTopics Physics and chemistryc2
Word Originlate 19th cent.: probably from gelatin + Latin (l)ignis ‘wood’ + -ite.

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