Associations to the word «Gelignite»

Wiktionary

GELIGNITE, noun. An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.

Dictionary definition

GELIGNITE, noun. A type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras