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单词 cordite
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cordite


cord·ite

C0639800 (kôr′dīt′)n. Any of a family of smokeless explosive powders consisting chiefly of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and petrolatum that have been dissolved in acetone, dried, and extruded in cords

cordite

(ˈkɔːdaɪt) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) any of various explosive materials used for propelling bullets, shells, etc, containing cellulose nitrate, sometimes mixed with nitroglycerine, plasticizers, and stabilizers[C19: from cord + -ite1, referring to its stringy appearance]

cord•ite

(ˈkɔr daɪt)

n. a smokeless explosive powder composed of nitroglycerin, cellulose nitrate, and mineral jelly. [1885–90]
Thesaurus
Noun1.cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cordsexplosive compound - a compound that is explosivecellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton - a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosivesglyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly - a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication
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cordite

cordite


cordite:

see powderpowder,
any mass of fine particles or dust prepared by various mechanical means, e.g., grinding of solid substances, or by chemical means, e.g., precipitation from solutions. In a special sense, the word is applied to powdered propellant explosives, e.g.
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cordite

[′kȯr‚dīt] (materials) A trinitrate cellulose derivative prepared by treating cotton fiber or purified wood pulp with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids; an explosive powder.
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cordite


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Words related to cordite

noun explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

Related Words

  • explosive compound
  • cellulose nitrate
  • guncotton
  • nitrocellulose
  • nitrocotton
  • glyceryl trinitrate
  • nitroglycerin
  • nitroglycerine
  • Nitrospan
  • Nitrostat
  • trinitroglycerin
  • mineral jelly
  • petrolatum
  • petroleum jelly
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