maximiten.

Brit.

/ˈmaksᵻmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmæksəˌmaɪt/

Origin: Probably from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maxim , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < the name of Hudson Maxim (1853–1927), U.S. inventor of this and other explosives (and brother of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim: see Maxim n.⁴) + -ite suffix¹.The word is attested slightly earlier in French in 1895 in P. Guérin Dictionnaire des dictionnaires (Suppl.), where the invention is attributed to Hudson Maxim, as also in quots. 1901 and 1989. However, quot. 1897 is from a report on a case brought by Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim's Maxim-Nordenfelt Co., and compare also quot. 1915.

Now historical.

A high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid, used to detonate shells and torpedoes.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > explosive for use with firearms > smokeless

cordite1889

ballistite1892

maximite1897

axite1904

1897 Daily News 9 Feb. 7/4 We call it cordite. For the purposes of the inquiry I propose to call it Maximite.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 5 Mar. 8/2 Mr. Hudson Maxim's new explosive, ‘Maximite’, is claimed to be the highest explosive yet discovered.

1915 H. S. Maxim My Life xx. 248 This new and powerful explosive, which was first developed in France and called ‘Melinite’, and was afterwards rediscovered by me in England and called ‘Maximite’, was re-invented by many others later on.

1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 963/3 Maxim invented maximite, a high explosive bursting powder 50 percent more powerful than dynamite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maximite
释义	maximiten. Brit. /ˈmaksᵻmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmæksəˌmaɪt/ Origin: Probably from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maxim , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < the name of Hudson Maxim (1853–1927), U.S. inventor of this and other explosives (and brother of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim: see Maxim n.⁴) + -ite suffix¹.The word is attested slightly earlier in French in 1895 in P. Guérin Dictionnaire des dictionnaires (Suppl.), where the invention is attributed to Hudson Maxim, as also in quots. 1901 and 1989. However, quot. 1897 is from a report on a case brought by Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim's Maxim-Nordenfelt Co., and compare also quot. 1915. Now historical. A high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid, used to detonate shells and torpedoes. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > explosive for use with firearms > smokeless cordite1889 ballistite1892 maximite1897 axite1904 1897 Daily News 9 Feb. 7/4 We call it cordite. For the purposes of the inquiry I propose to call it Maximite. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 5 Mar. 8/2 Mr. Hudson Maxim's new explosive, ‘Maximite’, is claimed to be the highest explosive yet discovered. 1915 H. S. Maxim My Life xx. 248 This new and powerful explosive, which was first developed in France and called ‘Melinite’, and was afterwards rediscovered by me in England and called ‘Maximite’, was re-invented by many others later on. 1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 963/3 Maxim invented maximite, a high explosive bursting powder 50 percent more powerful than dynamite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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