Definitions for "Gelignite"
a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
Explosive used for blasting coal.
An low power dynamite (nitroglycerine soaked into earth or clay) based explosive used to break rock. Unlike many explosives, this does not produce a large outward blast, instead creating a small blast and shockwave which shakes the rock apart