cordite
cordite · cordites
Kordit
A smokeless propellant made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and…A smokeless propellant made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
/ˈkɔːdaɪt/
» Cordite is a smokeless powder of the British Services.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A smokeless propellant made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
Kordit
More definitions
- explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
Examples
1 sentencesCordite is a smokeless powder of the British Services.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a smokeless propellent used in some firearm ammunition:
Origin
From cord + -ite, because the material is manufactured into long cordlike cylinders.From cord + -ite, because the material is manufactured into long cordlike cylinders.
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Forms
plural: corditesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable