Cordite
Cordite noun - Explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords.
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Gelignite
Gelignite noun - A type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate.
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Gelignite and Cordite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cordite/gelignite
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