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ROBURITE

\ɹˈɒbɪɹˌɪt], \ɹˈɒbɪɹˌɪt], \ɹ_ˈɒ_b_ɪ_ɹ_ˌɪ_t]\

Definitions of ROBURITE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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rob'[=u]-r[=i]t, n. a flameless explosive, composed of chlorinated dinitro-benzene mixed with sufficient ammonium nitrate to completely oxidise it.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

A strong flameless explosive. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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