gelly

Meaning

gelly means an explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses gelly to mean an explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
• The teacher asked students to find gelly in the reading.