lyddite

[ lid-ahyt ]

/ ˈlɪd aɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid.

Origin of lyddite

1885–90; named after Lydd, borough in SE England near the site where it was first tested; see -ite¹

Words nearby lyddite

lycoris, lycosid, Lycra, Lycurgus, Lydda, lyddite, Lydgate, Lydia, Lydian, Lydian mode, lye

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Example sentences from the Web for lyddite

At 10.30 our lyddite caused a big explosion at the foot of her mainmast, making a fire which never was entirely got under control.
Stories of the Ships|Lewis R. Freeman
Brandy had crimes committed in its name, and lyddite was a happy and appropriate appellation.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan
They began to move forward, and marched straight for the hill with two field batteries and one (p. 79) lyddite gun.
Through Shot and Flame|J. D. Kestell.
A lyddite missile had done the deed; no "common" shell, we argued, could have created such a noise.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan

The rocks around their howitzer were torn by lyddite, and the ground strewn with shrapnel bullets.
With Steyn and De Wet|Philip Pienaar

British Dictionary definitions for lyddite

lyddite

/ (ˈlɪdaɪt) /

noun

an explosive consisting chiefly of fused picric acid

a dense black variety of chert, formerly used as a touchstone

Word Origin for lyddite

C19: (sense 1) named after Lydd, a town in Kent near which the first tests were made

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单词	lyddite
释义	lyddite [ lid-ahyt ] / ˈlɪd aɪt / noun Chemistry. a high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid. Origin of lyddite 1885–90; named after Lydd, borough in SE England near the site where it was first tested; see -ite¹ Words nearby lyddite lycoris, lycosid, Lycra, Lycurgus, Lydda, lyddite, Lydgate, Lydia, Lydian, Lydian mode, lye Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lyddite At 10.30 our lyddite caused a big explosion at the foot of her mainmast, making a fire which never was entirely got under control. Stories of the Ships\|Lewis R. Freeman Brandy had crimes committed in its name, and lyddite was a happy and appropriate appellation. The Siege of Kimberley\|T. Phelan They began to move forward, and marched straight for the hill with two field batteries and one (p. 79) lyddite gun. Through Shot and Flame\|J. D. Kestell. A lyddite missile had done the deed; no "common" shell, we argued, could have created such a noise. The Siege of Kimberley\|T. Phelan The rocks around their howitzer were torn by lyddite, and the ground strewn with shrapnel bullets. With Steyn and De Wet\|Philip Pienaar British Dictionary definitions for lyddite lyddite / (ˈlɪdaɪt) / noun an explosive consisting chiefly of fused picric acid a dense black variety of chert, formerly used as a touchstone Word Origin for lyddite C19: (sense 1) named after Lydd, a town in Kent near which the first tests were made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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