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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cordite
cordite
n : explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and
petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded
in brown cords
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cordite
Cordite
\Cord"ite\ (k[^o]rd"[imac]t), n. [From
Cord, n.]
(Mil.)
A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and
mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other
services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste
with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of
various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried
and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin
than the original is known as
cordite M. D.>
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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