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carbonite.

An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpetre, sulfur, and kieselguhr.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A naturally occurring carbonaceous material formed from coal, natural coke.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English carbonite From carbon + -ite.

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