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.

单词	gelignite
释义	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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