cheddite

American  

[ched-ahyt, shed-] / ˈtʃɛd aɪt, ˈʃɛd- /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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cheddite British  

/ ˈʃɛd-, ˈtʃɛdaɪt /

noun

1. an explosive made by mixing a powdered chlorate or perchlorate with a fatty substance, such as castor oil

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Etymology

Origin of cheddite

1905–10; named after Chedde, town in Savoy where it was first made; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

A well-known explosive of this class is that known as cheddite, since it was first made at a factory at Chedde, in Savoy.

From Project Gutenberg

Where destruction pure and simple is desired, the shell is charged with a high explosive such as picric acid or T.N.T., the colloquial abbreviation for the devastating agent scientifically known as "Trinitrotoluene," the base of which, in common with all the high explosives used by the different powers and variously known as lyddite, melinite, cheddite, and so forth, is picric acid.

From Project Gutenberg