roburite

Questions

What does roburite mean?

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

Where does roburite come from?

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

How to pronounce roburite

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