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melinite

American

[mel-uh-nahyt] / ˈmɛl əˌnaɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

a high explosive containing picric acid.

melinite British

/ ˈmɛlɪˌnaɪt /

noun

a high explosive made from picric acid

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Etymology

Origin of melinite

1885–90; < French mélinite < Greek mḗlin ( os ) made of apples (derivative of mêlon apple) + French -ite -ite ¹

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melinite

Eugene Turpin, 78, inventor of melinite;* of pulmonary congestion, at Pontoise, France.

From Time Magazine Archive

The vibration will cause any unstable substance such as melinite to explode.”

From Signal in the Dark by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt

Fifteen boxes of melinite delayed him but a moment.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917 by Various

Explosive shells of melinite are the leading idea in France.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan

It melts at about 100° C. In France it is known as "Cresilite," and mixed with melinite, is used for charging shells.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford

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