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

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mineral jelly

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

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

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

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

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

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 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.