lyd·dite

(lĭd′īt′)

An explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid.

[After Lydd, a municipal borough of southeast England.]

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lyddite

(ˈlɪdaɪt)

1. (Elements & Compounds) an explosive consisting chiefly of fused picric acid

2. (Geological Science) a dense black variety of chert, formerly used as a touchstone

[C19: (sense 1) named after Lydd, a town in Kent near which the first tests were made]

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lydd•ite

(ˈlɪd aɪt)

n.

a high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid.

[1885–90; after Lydd, borough in SE England]

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