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roburite

The English word “roburite” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An explosive formerly used in mining, made from chlorinated dinitrobenzene oxidized by ammonium nitrate.

Etymology

From Latin rōbur (“hardness, strength”) + -ite.

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