Defenition of the word cordite

• Defenition of the word cordite

  • A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives: nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
  • explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

Meronymys for the word cordite

• • glyceryl trinitrate
  • guncotton
  • nitroglycerin
  • nitroglycerine
  • trinitroglycerin

Hypernyms for the word cordite

• • explosive
  • explosive compound

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