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gelatin dynamite

[jel-uh-tn dahy-nuh-mahyt]

noun

  1. a high explosive consisting of a gelatinized mass of nitroglycerin with nitrocellulose added.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gelatin dynamite1

First recorded in 1885–90
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They had been made from batteries, alarm clocks and gelignite, a gelatin dynamite or "safe" explosive favored by British safecrackers.

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