mineral jelly

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.

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mineral jelly British  

noun

1. another name for petrolatum

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Etymology

Origin of mineral jelly

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Cordite, of which we now hear so much, is made of nitro-glycerine, gun-cotton, and mineral jelly in the proportion of fifty-seven, thirty-eight, and five parts.

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There is often also a little vapour from the substances, such as oils, mineral jelly, vaseline or other hydrocarbon added for lubrication or to render the finished material pliable, &c.

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Some mineral jelly is added to render the explosive more stable.

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Cordite is fifty-eight parts nitroglycerin, thirty-seven parts guncotton, five parts mineral jelly, and, of course, acetone is used as solvent.

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Nobel's invention, "cordite," is composed of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose with a little mineral jelly or vaseline.

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