English noun: cordite | |||
1. | cordite (artifact) explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords | ||
Broader (hypernym) | explosive compound | ||
Substance holonym | cellulose nitrate, glyceryl trinitrate, guncotton, mineral jelly, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, trinitroglycerin | ||