maximite
[ mak-suh-mahyt ]
nounChemistry.
a powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid.
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How to use maximite in a sentence
The next shell contained twenty-three pounds of maximite, and the fuze was timed to go off a little quicker.
Dynamite Stories | Hudson MaximHad it failed this time, and had the maximite charge exploded in the huge shell, we should all have been blown to ribbons.
Dynamite Stories | Hudson MaximThe projectile contained only twenty-three pounds of maximite.
Defenseless America | Hudson MaximTwelve-inch projectiles charged with maximite were repeatedly fired through 12-inch armor-plate without exploding.
Defenseless America | Hudson Maximmaximite, first trial of, 201;first explosive successfully fired through armor-plate, 201.
Defenseless America | Hudson Maxim
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