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nitrostarch

noun

Etymology

From nitro- + starch.

  1. derived from *sterg-✻ — “stiff, rigid”
  2. inherited from *starkī✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”
  3. inherited from *stierċe✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, strength”
  4. inherited from starche
  5. formed as nitrostarch — “nitro- + starch”

Definitions

  1. An explosive powder prepared by the nitration of starch

    An explosive powder prepared by the nitration of starch; used for demolition.

The neighborhood

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