What is "dualin"

Dualin \Du"a*lin\, n. (Chem.) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more liable to explosion.

n. (context dated English) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp saturated with nitroglycerin and similar compounds.

Dualin is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin and nitrogenized cellulose using sawdust or wood pulp. It is inferior to dynamite and more liable to explosion. Dualin was invented by the Prussian chemist Lieutenant Dittmar in April 1869.