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dunnite

dunnite noun: ammonium picrate, used as an explosive.

Noun

dunnite (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Ammonium picrate, used as an explosive.

Origin of dunnite

From Dunn + -ite, after U.S. Army major Beverly Dunn, who developed it.

Questions about dunnite

What does dunnite mean?
Dunnite means ammonium picrate, used as an explosive.
What part of speech is dunnite?
Dunnite is a noun.

Words near dunnite in the dictionary

  1. Dunningtons
  2. dunnione
  3. dunniones
  4. dunnish
  5. dunnit
  6. dunnite
  7. dunno
  8. dunnock
  9. dunnocks
  10. dunnos
  11. dunnot

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