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gelignite

[ jel-ig-nahyt ]

gelignite

/ ˈ»åÏôÉ›±ôɪɡˌ²Ô²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. a type of dynamite in which the nitrogelatine is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and potassium or sodium nitrate Also called (informal)gellyˈdʒɛlɪ
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Origin of gelignite1

gel(atin) + Latin ign ( is ) fire + -ite 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gelignite1

C19: from gel ( atine ) + Latin ignis fire + -ite 1
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Booby trap, incendiary device, gelignite and rubber bullets are, writes Kennedy, “the vocabulary of a seven-year-old child now.â€

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In another raid in the same town police found IS uniforms, 150 sticks of gelignite, 100,000 metal balls and a drone camera, a military spokesman said.

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"Graham, a compact parcel of Scouse gelignite, doesn't tend to play softies, so his simmering aggression felt all too credible."

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Improved equipment, such as the pneumatic drill and gelignite, meant engineers on the second project were able to take make quicker progress and take a more direct line.

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When asked if he had planted the gelignite explosives, he replied: "I'm not telling you."

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