- lydd|ite
- lydd|ite «LIHD yt», noun.a high explosive, consisting chiefly of picric acid.╂[< Lydd, a town in Kent, England, where it was first manufactured and tested + -ite1]
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lydd — lydd·ite; … English syllables
lyddite — lydd·ite … English syllables
lyddite — lydd•ite [[t]ˈlɪd aɪt[/t]] n. chem. a high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid • Etymology: 1885–90; after Lydd, borough in SE England … From formal English to slang
Lyddite — Lydd ite, n. (Chem.) A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service; so named from the proving grounds at Lydd, England. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lyddite — ˈliˌdīt noun ( s) Etymology: Lydd, England, near which it was first tested + English ite : a high explosive composed chiefly of picric acid … Useful english dictionary
