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Cordite Moderate

Cordite has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

2

A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.

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explosive compound
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