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blasting gelatin

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[blas-ting jel-uh-tn, blahs‐] / ˈblæs tɪŋ ˌdʒɛl ə tn, ˈblɑs‐ /

noun

  1. a type of plastic dynamite containing about 7 percent of nitrocellulose, used chiefly in underwater work.

Etymology

Origin of blasting gelatin

First recorded in 1875–80

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