mineral jelly

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.

mineral jelly

noun

1. another name for petrolatum

Word History and Origins

Origin of mineral jelly¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Noddite: a strip sporting-rifle powder containing nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, mineral jelly.

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Ballistite: equal parts of nitroglycerine and soluble nitrocotton with some mineral jelly.

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Nobel's invention, "cordite," is composed of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose with a little mineral jelly or vaseline.

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Some mineral jelly is added to render the explosive more stable.

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It may also contain calcium and magnesium carbonate and mineral jelly.

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