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Vigorite

Vig′or-ite

,
Noun.
[L.
vigor
strength.]
An explosive containing nitroglycerin. It is used in blasting.

Definition 2024

vigorite

vigorite

English

Noun

vigorite ‎(uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A particular explosive containing nitroglycerin.

Italian

Verb

vigorite

  1. second-person plural present indicative of vigorire
  2. second-person plural imperative of vigorire
  3. feminine plural of the past participle of vigorire

Etymology

Coined by its inventor, Captain Bjorkman, presumably from vigor +‎ -ite.

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