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cyclonite Chem.|ˈsaɪklənaɪt|
[f. cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine.]
A colourless crystalline substance, (CH2·N·NO2)3, used as a high explosive; also called RDX.
1923Chem. Abstr. XVII. 2051 A description is given of the characteristics of..cyclonite..for use as ‘booster’. 1939Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) III. 535/2 Cyclonite..was first described under the name ‘Hexogen’ in 1899 by G. F. Henning. 1948Times 10 Jan. 4/2 Cyclonite..has approximately the strength of dynamite. 1951Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VI. 40 Cyclonite, therefore, may be considered at least the equal if not the superior of any other solid bursting-charge explosive available on a production basis. 1966Millar & Springall Sidgwick's Org. Chem. Nitrogen (ed. 3) xviii. 599 The very powerful military high explosive Cyclonite or RDX..was first prepared by the action of nitric acid (99 per cent) on hexamine. |