cordite
31cordite — cord•ite [[t]ˈkɔr daɪt[/t]] n. chem. a smokeless explosive powder composed of nitroglycerin, cellulose nitrate, and mineral jelly • Etymology: 1885–90 …
32cordite — /ˈkɔdaɪt/ (say kawduyt) noun a smokeless explosive composed of 30–58 per cent nitroglycerine, 65–37 per cent nitrocellulose and 5–6 per cent mineral jelly. {cord + ite1; so named from its cordlike or cylindrical form} …
33cordite — n. smokeless explosive powder compounded of guncotton, nitro glycerine and vaseline …
34cordite — n. a smokeless explosive made from cellulose nitrate and nitroglycerine. Etymology: CORD (from its appearance) + ITE(1) …
35Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath — The Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, (RNCF), was set up at Holton Heath, Dorset in World War I to manufacture Cordite for the Royal Navy. It was reactivated in World War II to manufacture gun propellants for the Admiralty and its output… …
36List of British ordnance terms — This article explains terms used to describe the British Armed Forces ordnance (i.e.: weapons and ammunition) used in World War I and World War II. Note that the terms may have slightly different meanings in the military of other countries.BDBD… …
37Battle of Jutland — fixHTML|begInfobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of Jutland partof = World War I caption = The Battle of Jutland, 1916 date = 31 May 1916 ndash; 1 June 1916 place = North Sea, near Denmark result = Indecisive combatant1 = combatant2 =… …
38Nitroglycerin — This article is about the chemical properties of nitroglycerin and its use as an explosive. For medical and pharmacological applications, see glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology). Nitroglycerin …
39Nobel, Ontario — Nobel is a village located on the shores of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Municipality of McDougall in the District of Parry Sound. The community is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. Nobel was the home, in… …
40Textbase — is a collective of writers and artists in Melbourne, Australia that have been producing collaborative artworks in text and visual arts since 1996. The group has been advancing an avant garde poetics and art practice since its inception. In 1998… …
