Look up: Lyddite

1. Lyddite
   Lyddite was a British explosive used for filling artillery shells during the South African War and the Great War. It was actually molten and cast picric acid, the name being adopted in order to conceal the nature of the substance and was taken from the initial trials which were conducted at Lydd, in...
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2. Lyddite
   British explosive used for filling artillery shells in World War I. Actually molten and cast picric acid, the name was adopted in order to conceal the nature of the substance and taken from the...
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3. Lyddite
   Lydd'ite noun (Chemistry) A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from the proving grounds at Lydd , England.
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4. Lyddite
   • (n.) A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from the proving grounds at Lydd, England.
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