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cheddite

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chedd⋅ite

[ched-ahyt, shed-]
–noun Chemistry.
an explosive for blasting, composed of a chlorate or perchlorate mixed with a fatty substance, as castor oil.

Origin:
1905–10; named after Chedde, town in Savoy where it was first made; see -ite 1
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