Found 2 items, similar to Cordite.
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.]