ξυλοπυρίτιδα

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Λόγοις δ' ἐγὼ φιλοῦσαν οὐ στέργω φίλην → I do not care for the friend who loves in word alone

Sophocles, Antigone, 543

Greek Monolingual

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εκρηκτική ύλη που χρησιμοποιείται αντί της δυναμίτιδας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ξύλο + πυρίτιδα. Η λ., στον λόγιο τ. ξυλοπυρῖτις, μαρτυρείται από το 1847 στον Ιωάννη Πύρλα].