gelatin dynamite

[ jel-uh-tn dahy-nuh-mahyt ]

noun

1. a high explosive consisting of a gelatinized mass of nitroglycerin with nitrocellulose added.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelatin dynamite¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

They had been made from batteries, alarm clocks and gelignite, a gelatin dynamite or "safe" explosive favored by British safecrackers.

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