cordite
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1. explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | explosive compound, |
| definition | : | a compound that is explosive (noun.artifact) |
| substance holonym | : | cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, |
| definition | : | a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrospan, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin, |
| definition | : | a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, |
| definition | : | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication (noun.substance) |
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