roburite

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Latin rōbur (“hardness, strength”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

[edit]

roburite (uncountable)

  1. An explosive formerly used in mining, made from chlorinated dinitrobenzene oxidized by ammonium nitrate.

Translations

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=roburite&oldid=81076796"