Canadian French Meaning of cordite

Cordite

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Wordnet

cordite (n)

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

Webster

cordite (n.)

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.

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Cordite

explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cordsA smokeless powder composed of nitroglyc

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cordiform => cordiforme, cordierite => Cordiérite, cordially => cordialement, cordiality => cordialité, cordial reception => Accueil chaleureux,