Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trade-name of an explosive for use in blasting, consisting of nitroglycerin, sodium nitrate, wood-meal, and a little sodium carbonate.
- noun Same as
native *coke .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An explosive consisting essentially of nitroglycerin, wood meal, and some nitrate, as that of sodium.
- noun An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulphur, and kieselguhr.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, includingnitroglycerine ,wood meal andnitrates . - noun A naturally occurring
carbonaceous material formed fromcoal , naturalcoke .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But I do think Han Solo encased in carbonite is sweet.
This site is cool! 2003
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Now I'll be encased in carbonite and buried under Yucca mountain for sure.
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Will the machine freeze like in carbonite and wont be able to use it unless buying a full version licence? what exactly is happening when the test period ends? what will be our options?
Windows 7 RC Available For Download Now | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I have realized want to put movie stars or political leaders in carbonite for absolutely no related reason.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - George Lucas trapped in carbonite. 2009
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Bad CGI can go freeze itself in carbonite, if you wanted my two cents.
The war in the stars and mucus on the brain pabba 2009
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In the Season 20 premiere of The Simpsons, Boba Fett encases the famous animated family in carbonite during the opening title sequence.
LOL: Boba Fett Freezes The Simpsons in Carbonite | /Film 2008
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Robert, that's the coolest thing I've seen since the Home Shopping Channel had the life-size Han Solo frozen in carbonite replicas on sale 10-15 years ago.
Giant Hulk Statue Invades Theaters Everywhere! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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So now, thirty one years after Jabba sent Greedo to kill Han Solo, twenty-eight years after he had Bobba Fett bring home Han frozen in carbonite, twenty-five years after he tried to feed Luke to a Rancor and made a sex slave out of Princess Leia, we're meant to think of Hutts as sympathetic?
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So now, thirty one years after Jabba sent Greedo to kill Han Solo, twenty-eight years after he had Bobba Fett bring home Han frozen in carbonite, twenty-five years after he tried to feed Luke to a Rancor and made a sex slave out of Princess Leia, we're meant to think of Hutts as sympathetic?
Lance Mannion: 2008
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My favorite: Bart Simpson trapped in carbonite a la Han Solo. [via Neatorama]
ry commented on the word carbonite
also a fictitious substance used to "freeze" the character Han Solo in a state of suspended animation, in the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; see the flickr content.
September 3, 2013