About The Word Cordite
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Cordite
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What's The Definition Of Cordite?
[n] explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cordite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cordite: See Also | cellulose nitrate | explosive | glyceryl trinitrate | guncotton | mineral jelly | nitrocellulose | nitrocotton | nitroglycerin | nitroglycerine | Nitrospan | Nitrostat | petrolatum | petroleum jelly | trinitroglycerin Cordite In Webster's Dictionary \Cord"ite\, 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.}
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