English Explanatory Dictionary

screaming jelly babies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A classroom chemistry demonstration, using potassium chlorate to rapidly oxidize the sugar in jelly babies so that they burst into flame and emit gases with a screaming sound.

Word forms

screaming jelly babies
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