Word

cordite, n.
(cordites)

explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
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cordite

semantic pointers

hypernym

explosive compound

substance meronym

cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat petrolatum, petroleum jelly, mineral jelly