"screaming jelly babies" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. A classroom chemistry demonstration, using potassium chlorate to rapidly oxidize the sugar in jelly babies so that they burst into flame and emit gases with a screaming sound. Tags: plural, plural-only
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