Explosive used in shells
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LYDDITEExplosive used in shells
dunniteammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D
dunnitesammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D
ASHWood used in drum shells
SCULLSRaces in which shells are used.
wakikishells formerly used as currency in Melanesia
buckshotCoarse lead shot used in shotgun shells
explosivesA substance that can be made to explode, esp. any of those used in bombs or shells
tetrylyellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C7H5N5O8, used as a chemical indicator and as a detonator and bursting charge in small-caliber shells
tetrylsyellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C7H5N5O8, used as a chemical indicator and as a detonator and bursting charge in small-caliber shells
howitzercannon having a comparatively short barrel, used esp. for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench
calxwhite or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and ceme
calceswhite or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and ceme
calxeswhite or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and ceme
quicklimeswhite or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and ceme
TORPEDOExplosive cartridge used in oil wells.
NITROExplosive used in dynamite, for short
gelignitea powerful explosive used in mining, made from nitroglycerine, nitrocotton, potassium nitrate and wood-pulp
gelignitesGELIGNITE, a powerful explosive used in mining, made from nitroglycerine, nitrocotton, potassium nitrate and wood-pulp
bangaloreas in bangalore torpedo, an explosive device in a long metal tube, used for blowing holes in barbed wire
tripwirea low-placed concealed wire used especially in warfare to trip an enemy or trespasser and usually to trigger an alarm or explosive device when moved
guncottonhighly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder
nitroglycerinAn explosive yellow liquid made by nitrating glycerol, used in explosives such as dynamite. It is also used in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
hexaminewhite, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C6H12N4, used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary ant
gunpowderAn explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. The earliest known propellant explosive, gunpowder has now largely been superseded by high explosives, although it is still used for quarry blasting and in fuses and fireworks
plutoniumThe chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons. Plutonium only occurs in trace amounts in nature but is manufactured in nuclear reactors from uranium-238