MELINITES

Noun

melinites

plural of melinite

Anagrams

• ilmenites, line items, menilites, time lines, time-lines, timelines

Source: Wiktionary


MELINITE

MĂ©"lin*ite, n. [F.] (Chem.)

Definition: A high explosive similar to lyddite, consisting principally of picric acid, used in the French military service.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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