Definition of Cordete
Cordite, a smokeless powder, invented by Sir F. A. Abel, being
composed principally of gun-cotton and glycerine.
- Wikipedia
Cord"ite (?), n. [From Cord,
n.] (Mil.) A smokeless powder composed
of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and mineral jelly, and used by the
British army and in other services. In making it the ingredients are
mixed into a paste with the addition of acetone and pressed out into
cords (of various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried
and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin than the
original is known as cordite M. D.
Cord"ite (?), n. [From Cord,
n.] (Mil.) A smokeless powder composed
of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and mineral jelly, and used by the
British army and in other services. In making it the ingredients are
mixed into a paste with the addition of acetone and pressed out into
cords (of various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried
and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin than the
original is known as cordite M. D.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives: nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine used in some firearm ammunition.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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