Definitions | cordite |
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- A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives: nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine used in some firearm ammunition.
Etymology: From (term, cord) (the material is manufactured into short cordlike, 1mm diameter cylinders) + (term, -ite).
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