Synonyms
Etymology
1. cordite
noun. explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords.
Synonyms
- glyceryl trinitrate
- Nitrostat
- petroleum jelly
- explosive compound
- nitrocotton
- nitroglycerin
- guncotton
- petrolatum
- trinitroglycerin
- Nitrospan
- mineral jelly
- cellulose nitrate
- nitroglycerine
Etymology
- -ite (English)
- cord (English)
- corde (Old French (842-ca. 1400))