English dictionary
cordite
/'k/O/rd/aI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <b>cordite M. D.</b>
Source: webster1913