Haloxyline

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

  Haloxyline \Ha*lox"y*line\, n. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + xy`lon
     wood.]
     An explosive mixture, consisting of sawdust, charcoal, niter,
     and ferrocyanide of potassium, used as a substitute for
     gunpowder.
     [1913 Webster]