cordite

[ kawr-dahyt ]

/ ˈkɔr daɪt /

noun

a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent nitrocellulose, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.

Also called pyrocellulose.

Origin of cordite

First recorded in 1885–90; cord + -ite¹, so called from its cordlike form

Words nearby cordite

Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera Real, Cordilleras, cording, cordis, cordite, cordless, cordless telephone, cordo-, cordoba, cord of tympanum

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Example sentences from the Web for cordite

By now the air in the room was awful, hanging with the smell of cordite, lit only by the muzzle flashes.
Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week|Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson|May 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Cordite mingled with the raw, nauseant, revolting smell of scorched flesh and hair.
Operation Lorelie|William P. Salton
A few sharp blasts of cordite and the submarine sagged and disappeared.
Submarine Warfare of To-day|Charles W. Domville-Fife
You hadn't been gone a week and two days when the cordite bomb was exploded.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 6, 1895|Various

England wanted Cordite, one form of this powder which the British think is the best propellant in the world.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
Only the shells were wanting, for with the gun were 50 charged "hulzen" and a case of cordite "schokbuizen."
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.

British Dictionary definitions for cordite

cordite

/ (ˈkɔːdaɪt) /

noun

any of various explosive materials used for propelling bullets, shells, etc, containing cellulose nitrate, sometimes mixed with nitroglycerine, plasticizers, and stabilizers

Word Origin for cordite

C19: from cord + -ite 1, referring to its stringy appearance

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Scientific definitions for cordite

cordite

[ kôr′dīt′ ]

An explosive powder consisting of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and petroleum jelly, used as a propellant for guns. It does not generate smoke and is shaped into cords.

单词	cordite
释义	cordite [ kawr-dahyt ] / ˈkɔr daɪt / noun a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent nitrocellulose, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly. Also called pyrocellulose. Origin of cordite First recorded in 1885–90; cord + -ite¹, so called from its cordlike form Words nearby cordite Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera Real, Cordilleras, cording, cordis, cordite, cordless, cordless telephone, cordo-, cordoba, cord of tympanum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cordite By now the air in the room was awful, hanging with the smell of cordite, lit only by the muzzle flashes. Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week\|Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson\|May 8, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Cordite mingled with the raw, nauseant, revolting smell of scorched flesh and hair. Operation Lorelie\|William P. Salton A few sharp blasts of cordite and the submarine sagged and disappeared. Submarine Warfare of To-day\|Charles W. Domville-Fife You hadn't been gone a week and two days when the cordite bomb was exploded. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 6, 1895\|Various England wanted Cordite, one form of this powder which the British think is the best propellant in the world. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights\|Kelly Miller Only the shells were wanting, for with the gun were 50 charged "hulzen" and a case of cordite "schokbuizen." My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War\|Ben Viljoen. British Dictionary definitions for cordite cordite / (ˈkɔːdaɪt) / noun any of various explosive materials used for propelling bullets, shells, etc, containing cellulose nitrate, sometimes mixed with nitroglycerine, plasticizers, and stabilizers Word Origin for cordite C19: from cord + -ite 1, referring to its stringy appearance 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 Scientific definitions for cordite cordite [ kôr′dīt′ ] An explosive powder consisting of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and petroleum jelly, used as a propellant for guns. It does not generate smoke and is shaped into cords. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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