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gelatin dynamite

American  
[jel-uh-tn dahy-nuh-mahyt] / ˈdʒɛl ə tn ˈdaɪ nəˌmaɪt /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of gelatin dynamite

First recorded in 1885–90

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