Carbonite

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carbonite \Car"bon*ite\, n. [Carbon + -ite.]
     1. An explosive consisting essentially of nitroglycerin, wood
        meal, and some nitrate, as that of sodium.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulphur,


        and kieselguhr.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]