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cordite

noun
/ˈkɔːdaɪt/UK

Etymology

From cord + -ite, because the material is manufactured into long cordlike cylinders.

  1. derived from *ǵʰerH-✻ — “bowels, intestines”
  2. derived from χορδή — “string of gut, the string of a lyre”
  3. derived from chorda
  4. derived from corde
  5. inherited from corde
  6. suffixed as cordite — “cord + ite”

Definitions

  1. A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and…

    A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.

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