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cord·ite
(kôr′dīt′)n.
Any of a family of smokeless explosive powders consisting chiefly of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and petrolatum that have been dissolved in acetone, dried, and extruded in cords
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cordite
(ˈkɔːdaɪt)n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) any of various explosive materials used for propelling bullets, shells, etc, containing cellulose nitrate, sometimes mixed with nitroglycerine, plasticizers, and stabilizers
[C19: from cord + -ite1, referring to its stringy appearance]
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cord•ite
(ˈkɔr daɪt)n.
a smokeless explosive powder composed of nitroglycerin, cellulose nitrate, and mineral jelly.
[1885–90]
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| Noun | 1. | cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords explosive compound - a compound that is explosive cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton - a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly - a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication |
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cordite
[ˈkɔːrdaɪt] n → cordite fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cordite
n → Cordit nt
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