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LYDDITE
Etymology
Noun
lyddite (uncountable)
An explosive consisting mostly of picric acid
Anagrams
• tiddely, tiddley
Source: Wiktionary
Lydd"ite, n. (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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