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cordite

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cordite: see powder powder, any mass of fine particles or dust prepared by various mechanical means, e.g., grinding of solid substances, or by chemical means, e.g., precipitation from solutions. In a special sense, the word is applied to powdered propellant explosives, e.g.
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cordite [′kȯr‚dīt]
(materials)
A trinitrate cellulose derivative prepared by treating cotton fiber or purified wood pulp with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids; an explosive powder.
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After working as a maid, I worked in Marchwiel making cordite explosives for Naval guns.
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Four men, often enveloped by the whiff of burning cordite, have to share a 15ft by 10ft space.
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The smell of cordite will not fill our nostrils as it filled those of D-Day's legion of heroes.
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