grisoutite

English

Etymology

grisou +‎ -ite

Noun

grisoutite (uncountable)

  1. (very rare) A type of safety explosive, made from nitroglycerine mixed with magnesium sulfate and sawdust, that could be used where firedamp was present
    • 1889-90
      It will be seen that all the explosives stemmed with coal-dust, gas being absent, produced flame except grisoutite.
    • 1918
      Among the explosives designed to meet such conditions and styled abroad safety or flameless explosives are: Ammonite; amvis, aphosite; bellite; benedite; britainite; cambrite; car bonite; Casteau's explosives; dalunenite; Fa vier's explosive; fractorite; Geserick's powder; grisoutine; grisoutite; nitroferrite; progressite; roburite; securite; westphalite ; wetterdyna mite.
    • 2007
      It is mainly used in the chemical facilities producing nitric acid and grisoutite.

French

Etymology

From grisou +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʁi.zu.tit/

Noun

grisoutite f (plural grisoutites)

  1. grisoutite
    • 1891 s:fr:Les Merveilles de la science/Poudres de guerre - Supplément
      La grisoutite est donc une dynamite brûlant sans flamme, avantage précieux pour le travail dans les mines qui sont sujettes au grisou, mais son action est bien inférieure à celle des dynamites ordinaires.
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    • 1893
      C’est ainsi que l’on a préconisé les dynamites à Vammoniaque, la grisoutite, la grisoutine et autres produits qu’exposent la Société générale pour la fabrication de la dynamite etdes produits chimiques et la Société française des explosifs.
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Italian

Noun

grisoutite f (plural grisoutiti)

  1. grisoutite
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