gelignite

noun
🔊/ˈdʒelɪɡnaɪt/
🔊/ˈdʒelɪɡnaɪt/
[uncountable]
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  1. a powerful explosive葛里炸药;硝铵炸药;炸胶Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: probably from gelatin + Latin (l)ignis ‘wood’ + -ite.