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单词 gelignite
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Definition of gelignite in English:

gelignite

noun ˈdʒɛlɪɡnʌɪtˈdʒɛləɡˌnaɪt
mass noun
  • A high explosive made from a gel of nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate, used particularly for rock-blasting.

    葛里炸药,爆炸胶,硝酸爆胶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, he was finding it much more difficult than he had anticipated - the architects had designed the building to be bomb-proof, and he had already used about 22 lb of gelignite in an attempt to bring it down.
    • I've been harbouring an idea for some time which, as far as pubescent boys would be concerned, is entertainment gelignite.
    • But even there I cannot picture an example where a purchasing officer in a mining camp in Western Australia would be asked why he would be buying gelignite, for example.
    • The suitcase contained chlorate of potash and paraffin wax, which was mixed with gelignite to form an explosive compound.
    • In 1983, nine sticks of gelignite, 25 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, three detonators and an igniter were found in an electrical sub-station inside the boundary fence.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from gelatin + Latin (l)ignis 'wood' + -ite1.

Definition of gelignite in US English:

gelignite

nounˈjeləɡˌnītˈdʒɛləɡˌnaɪt
  • A high explosive made from a gel of nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate, used particularly for rock blasting.

    葛里炸药,爆炸胶,硝酸爆胶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've been harbouring an idea for some time which, as far as pubescent boys would be concerned, is entertainment gelignite.
    • The suitcase contained chlorate of potash and paraffin wax, which was mixed with gelignite to form an explosive compound.
    • However, he was finding it much more difficult than he had anticipated - the architects had designed the building to be bomb-proof, and he had already used about 22 lb of gelignite in an attempt to bring it down.
    • But even there I cannot picture an example where a purchasing officer in a mining camp in Western Australia would be asked why he would be buying gelignite, for example.
    • In 1983, nine sticks of gelignite, 25 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, three detonators and an igniter were found in an electrical sub-station inside the boundary fence.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from gelatin + Latin ( l)ignis ‘wood’ + -ite.

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