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Definition of Dualin
1. n. An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more liable to explosion.
Definition of Dualin
1. Noun. (dated) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp saturated with nitroglycerin and similar compounds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dualin
1. a type of explosive mixture [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dualin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dualin
Literary usage of Dualin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Record of Science and Industry by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1872)
"dualin AND DYNAMITE. In the course of a- careful investigation on the part of a
committee of engineers in regard to the comparative merits of ..."
2. Notices of Mining Machinery and Various Mechanical Appliances in Use Chiefly by William Phipps Blake (1871)
"dualin. Another powerful explosive compound lias recently been brought before
... It is known as dualin, and appears to be a mixture of nitro-glycerine and ..."
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