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cordites

cordites is the plural of cordite.

Meaning of cordite

Noun

cordite (countable and uncountable, plural cordites)

  1. A smokeless propellant made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
    • The room contained an odd assortment of odors, of which the most emphatic at the moment seemed to be the pungent aftermath of cordite and the sickish aroma of ether.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 35

Questions about cordites

What is cordites the plural of?
Cordites is the plural of cordite.

Words near cordites in the dictionary

  1. cording
  2. Cordingley
  3. cordings
  4. cordiomyocyte
  5. cordite
  6. cordites
  7. Cordle
  8. Cordles
  9. cordless
  10. cordless phone
  11. cordless phones

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