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cheddite

cheddite noun: any of a class of explosives containing inorganic chlorates and organic nitro compounds.

Noun

cheddite (plural cheddites)

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

Forms of cheddite

pluralcheddites

Origin of cheddite

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

Questions about cheddite

What does cheddite mean?
Cheddite means any of a class of explosives containing inorganic chlorates and organic nitro compounds.
What part of speech is cheddite?
Cheddite is a noun.
What is the plural of cheddite?
The plural of cheddite is cheddites.

Words near cheddite in the dictionary

  1. cheddars
  2. cheddary
  3. Chedde
  4. chedder
  5. Cheddington
  6. cheddite
  7. cheddites
  8. Cheddleton
  9. cheder
  10. chederim
  11. cheders

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