- 1. n. explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords Source: wordnet
- 2. A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin than the original is known as cordite M. D. Source: webster
- 3. A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, andmineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other services. Inmaking it the ingredients are mixed into a paste with the addition ofacetone and pressed out into cords (of various diameters) resemblingbrown twine, which are dried and cut to length. A variety containingless nitroglycerin than the original is known as cordite M. D. Source: adambom
- 4. n:100 n. explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords Source: ecdict
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