cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

petrolatum gauze - gauze saturated with petrolatum

Vaseline - a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly

mixture - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

jelly - a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods