Definition
A type of explosive material made by absorbing nitroglycerin into a paste of wood pulp and other substances, used in mining and construction.
Etymology
Blend of gelatin and lignite, created as a trademark name in the late 1800s; gelatin refers to the jelly-like binder, and lignite refers to the porous coal used as the absorbent.
Kelly Says
Gelignite was invented to make nitroglycerin safer to handle—by turning the liquid explosive into a paste, they could transport it without it detonating from every bump and vibration!
Translations
ARالعربية
ديناميت
di-na-mit
BNবাংলা
জেলিনাইট
zel-i-na-it
CACatalà
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
CSČeština
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
DADansk
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
DEDeutsch
Gelignit
gay-li-nit
ELΕλληνικά
γελιγνίτη
ye-li-gni-ti
ESEspañol
gelignita
heh-lee-NY-tah
FAفارسی
جلیگنت
zheh-li-gant
FISuomi
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
FRFrançais
gélignite
ʒe-li-nit
HAHA
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
HIहिन्दी
जेलिनिट
zhel-i-nit
HUMagyar
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
IGIG
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
ITItaliano
gelignite
zheh-lee-ny-teh
JA日本語
ゲリグナイト
gerigu-naito
KMKM
ហ្គេលីណា
h-geh-li-na
KO한국어
게리그나이트
ge-ri-geu-na-i-teu
MSBahasa Melayu
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလီနိုက်
ga-li-no-ik
NLNederlands
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
NONorsk
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
PAPA
ਜੇਲਿਨਾਈਟ
zel-i-na-it
PLPolski
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
PTPortuguês
gelignita
zheh-lee-NY-tah
RORomână
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
RUРусский
гелинит
geli-nit
SVSvenska
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
SWKiswahili
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
TAதமிழ்
ஜெலினைட்
zel-i-na-it
TEతెలుగు
జెలినైట్
zel-i-na-it
TLTL
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
TRTürkçe
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
UKУкраїнська
гелініт
he-li-nit
URاردو
جلی نائٹ
zheh-li-na-it
VITiếng Việt
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
YOYO
gelignit
zheh-li-nit
ZUZU
gelignit
zheh-li-nit