cordite
Plural: cordites
Noun
- A smokeless explosive propellant, typically used in firearms.
- explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
- A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
Examples
- His play of CORDITE exploded onto the Words With Friends board, clearing a path for future big words.
Origin / Etymology
From cord + -ite, because the material is manufactured into long cordlike cylinders.
Scrabble Score: 10
cordite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcordite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cordite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
cordite: valid Words With Friends Word