Definitions for cordite

cordite cord·ite

Spelling: [kawr-dahyt]
IPA: /ˈkɔr daɪt/

Cordite is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in cordite (cdeiort).

Definitions for cordite

noun

  1. a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.

Origin of cordite

1885-90; cord + -ite1, so called from its cordlike form

Examples for cordite

By now the air in the room was awful, hanging with the smell of cordite, lit only by the muzzle flashes.

The three were armed with Government 303 rifles, while I had my cordite rifle.

Together with Sir F. Abel, he was the discoverer of cordite.

cordite: the principal smokeless powder of the British Empire.

Yes, sars, that is cordite—dynamite, whatever you like to call him.

Sergeant Mayes picked up a charge of cordite and threw it away.

The powder thus obtained was cordite, and this they recommended for adoption.

I have now to rely on cordite, which, however, only acts as a spill.

At twenty-five yards or a little under, the cordite rang out.

I have a double-barrelled .400 cordite rifle and a shot-gun.

Word Value for cordite
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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