ˈshedīt, ch- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Chedde, town in Haute-Savoie, France, where it was first made + English -ite
: a blasting explosive consisting essentially of a mixture of a chlorate or perchlorate (as of potassium) with an aromatic nitro compound (as nitronaphthalene) and usually a fatty substance (as castor oil)