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NITROGELATINS
NITROGELATIN
Ni`tro*gel"a*tin, n. Etym: [Nitro- + gelatin.]
Definition: An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin. [Written also nitrogelatine.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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