CHEDDITE


Meaning of CHEDDITE in English

/ched"uyt, shed"-/ , n. Chem.

an explosive for blasting, composed of a chlorate or perchlorate mixed with a fatty substance, as castor oil.

[ 1905-10; named after Chedde, town in Savoy where it was first made; see -ITE 1 ]

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