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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cordite/ˈkɔːdʌɪt/

▶noun a smokeless explosive made from nitrocellulose, nitroglycerine, and petroleum jelly.

– origin C19: from cord (because of its appearance) + -ite1.

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