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dunnite

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dunn⋅ite

[duhn-ahyt]
–noun
an ammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D.

Origin:
named after Col. B. W. Dunn (1860–1936), U.S. Army, the inventor; see -ite 1
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