mineral jelly
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mineral jelly
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Ballistite: equal parts of nitroglycerine and soluble nitrocotton with some mineral jelly.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
The castor oil, mineral jelly or camphor, and similar substances added to smokeless powders are supposed to act as lubricants to some extent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
Noddite: a strip sporting-rifle powder containing nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, mineral jelly.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
When first devised by the Ordnance Committee, presided over by Sir Frederick Abel, in 1891, this explosive consisted of 58% of nitro-glycerin, 37% of gun-cotton, and 5% of mineral jelly.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
Cordite is fifty-eight parts nitroglycerin, thirty-seven parts guncotton, five parts mineral jelly, and, of course, acetone is used as solvent.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
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