grisoutite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of safety explosive, made from nitroglycerine mixed with magnesium sulfate and sawdust, that could be used where firedamp was present

Word forms

grisoutite

Etymology

From French grisou + -ite.

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