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maximite

maximite noun: a kind of high explosive.

Noun

maximite (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A kind of high explosive.
    • It partially dissolves in nitro-glycerine to a gelatinous mass, which, when mixed with castor-oil as a moderant, or with vaseline as a lubricant, forms a valuable “high” explosive—maximite, cordite.1898, John Wade, Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry: A Text-book for Students in the Universitites and Technical Schools, Swan Sonnenschein, page 182

Questions about maximite

What does maximite mean?
Maximite means a kind of high explosive.
What part of speech is maximite?
Maximite is a noun.

Words near maximite in the dictionary

  1. maximising
  2. maximism
  3. maximist
  4. maximistic
  5. maximists
  6. maximite
  7. maximizable
  8. maximization
  9. maximizations
  10. maximize
  11. maximized

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