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dunnite

American

[duhn-ahyt] / ˈdʌn aɪt /

noun

an explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells: dunnite is chemically related to but less stable than TNT.

dunnite British

/ ˈdʌnaɪt /

noun

an explosive containing ammonium picrate

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Etymology

Origin of dunnite

Named after Colonel B. W. Dunn (1860–1936), U.S. Army, the inventor; see -ite ¹

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