1. a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate; [syn: gelignite, gelly]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gelignite
n 1: a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed
in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
[syn: gelignite, gelly]