Thesaurus: lyddite
A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from the proving grounds at Lydd, England.
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- A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from the proving grounds at Lydd, England.
- A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used asa shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from theproving grounds at Lydd, England.