gelly

Other forms: gellies

Definitions of gelly
  1. noun
    a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
    synonyms: gelignite
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    type of:
    dynamite
    an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
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