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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| gelignite |
| SYLLABICATION: | gel·ig·nite |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  j l  g-n t |
| NOUN: | An explosive mixture composed of nitroglycerine, guncotton, wood pulp, and potassium nitrate. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | gel(atin) + Latin ignis, fire + –ite1. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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