aɪt noun Chemistry.
a high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid.
Origin:
1885–90; named after Lydd, borough in SE England near the site where it was first tested; see -ite1
1885–90; named after Lydd, borough in SE England near the site where it was first tested; see -ite1
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| —n | |
| 1. | an explosive consisting chiefly of fused picric acid |
| 2. | a dense black variety of chert, formerly used as a touchstone |
| [C19: (sense 1) named after Lydd, a town in Kent near which the first tests were made] | |
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Lyddite
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