gelignite

[jel-ig-nahyt]

noun

1. gelatin dynamite.

gelignite

/ ˈdʒɛlɪɡˌnaɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelignite¹

gel(atin) + Latin ign ( is ) fire + -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelignite¹

C19: from _gel ( _atine ) + Latin ignis fire + _-ite ¹

Example Sentences

Booby trap, incendiary device, gelignite and rubber bullets are, writes Kennedy, “the vocabulary of a seven-year-old child now.”

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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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Related Words

• nitroglycerin