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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