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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 holonymcellulose nitrate, glyceryl trinitrate, guncotton, mineral jelly, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, trinitroglycerin









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