- cord|ite
- cord|ite «KR dyt», noun.a smokeless gunpowder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and petrolatum formed into cordlike lengths.╂[< cord + -ite1 (because of its stringlike appearance)]
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cord — ac·cord·ance; ac·cord·an·cy; ac·cord·ant; ac·cord·ing·ly; con·cord; cord·age; cord; cord·ed; cord·er; cord·ite; cord·wain; cord·wain·er; cord·wain·ery; cord·wind·er; mi·ser·i·cord; re·cord·able; re·cord·ant; re·cord·er; re·cord·er·ship;… … English syllables
cordite — cord·ite … English syllables
cordite — cord|ite [ kɔr,daıt ] noun uncount a chemical that can explode, used in weapons … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cordite — cord•ite [[t]ˈkɔr daɪt[/t]] n. chem. a smokeless explosive powder composed of nitroglycerin, cellulose nitrate, and mineral jelly • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Cordite — Cord ite (k[^o]rd [imac]t), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cordite M D — Cordite Cord ite (k[^o]rd [imac]t), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cordite — smokeless explosive, 1889, from CORD (Cf. cord) + ite; so called for its curiously string like appearance in the words of a newspaper of the day … Etymology dictionary
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Bahrain — /bah rayn , ruyn , beuh /, n. 1. a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 603,318; 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Cap.: Manama. 2. the largest island in this group:… … Universalium
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
