English Explanatory Dictionary

cheddite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of explosives containing inorganic chlorates and organic nitro compounds.

Word forms

cheddite cheddites

Etymology

From Chedde + -ite, since it was originally manufactured in the town of Chedde in Haute-Savoie, France in the early 20th century.

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