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gun-cotton
gun-cotton (ˈgʌnˌkɒt(ə)n) A highly explosive compound discovered in 1846 by Schönbein, and prepared by steeping cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids, formerly much used for blasting, but now almost superseded by dynamite. Chemically, gun-cotton is one of a series of nitrates of cellulose differing i... Oxford English Dictionary
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Stowmarket Guncotton Company
The Stowmarket Guncotton Company was an explosives company established in the 19th century by Messrs Prentice that operated a gun-cotton factory in Stowmarket The factory was under the control of Patent Safety Gun-Cotton Company at the time of the explosion. wikipedia.org
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detonator
detonator (ˈdɛtəneɪtə(r)) [Agent-noun, in L. form, f. dētonāre to detonate: see -or.] Something that detonates; a contrivance for producing detonation, as a percussion-cap; a railway fog-signal. † spec. A detonating gun (obs.): see detonating.1822 Sporting Mag. IX. 156 Somewhat of a contrast this, t... Oxford English Dictionary
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British 18-inch torpedo
Year : about 1888 Weight : Length : Warhead : wet gun-cotton Performance : for Propulsion : Compressed air Mark V Used on the River-class and wikipedia.org
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collodion
collodion (kəˈləʊdɪən) Also collodium. [mod. f. Gr. κολλώδ-ης glue-like (f. κόλλα glue); in the L. form collodium ‘a term of Paracelsus for some gluey substance’ (Mayne Expos. Lex.).] A solution of gun-cotton in ether, forming a colourless gummy liquid, which dries rapidly in the air, owing to evapo... Oxford English Dictionary
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Foghorn
Trinity House eventually developed a system (the "Signal, Fog, Mk I") for firing a gun-cotton charge electrically. wikipedia.org
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kolloxylin
kolloxylin (kəˈlɒksɪlɪn) [f. Gr. κολλο-, comb. form of κολλά glue, gum + oxylin.] A form of pyroxylin or nitro-cellulose less highly nitrated than common gun-cotton.1884 Eissler Mod. High Explosives 120 The time necessary for the conversion of cotton into kolloxyline depends on the state of concentr... Oxford English Dictionary
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Robert Porrett
In the Chemical Society's Memoirs: ‘On the Chemical Composition of Gun-Cotton’ (in conjunction with E. Teschemacher) (1846, iii. 258). ‘On the Existence of a new Alkali in Gun-Cotton’ (iii. 287). wikipedia.org
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pyroxylin
pyroxylin Chem. (paɪˈrɒksɪlɪn) Also improp. -ine. [In 1, f. pyro- + Gr. ξύλ-ον wood + -in1; in 2, ad. F. pyroxyline (Pelouze 1846), f. as pyroxyle + ine, -in1.] † 1. = pyroxanthin. Obs.1839 Ure Dict. Arts 1053 Pyroxiline is a name which I have ventured to give to a substance detected by Mr. Scanlan.... Oxford English Dictionary
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John Philip Wisser
Publications Chemical Manipulations (Fort Monroe, 1883) Short Historical Sketch of Gunpowder (New York, 1883) Compressed Gun-Cotton for Military Use wikipedia.org
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tonite
▪ I. tonite, n. (ˈtəʊnaɪt) [f. L. ton-āre to thunder + -ite1.] A high explosive composed of pulverized gun-cotton impregnated with barium nitrate; cotton powder. Also attrib.1881 Raymond Mining Gloss., Tonite, a nitrated gun-cotton, used in blasting. 1883 V. D. Majendie in Standard 19 Apr. 5/6 Explo... Oxford English Dictionary
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Caleb Huse
Austria had decided to switch to gun-cotton, thus making the gunpowder rifles undesirable, and thereby allowing Huse to purchase modernized weapons in Austria would later overturn its decision to use gun-cotton, but they had since already sold their arsenal to the CSA. wikipedia.org
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shimose
† shimose Mil. Obs. (ʃɪˈməʊseɪ) [The name of Masachika Shimose (1859–1911), Japanese engineer.] A form of lyddite made in Japan. Also † ˈshimosite.1904 Amer. Inventor 1 June 256/2 An explosive used by the Japanese, and called Shimose, after its inventor,..is said to be more powerful than either dyna... Oxford English Dictionary
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axite
axite (ˈæksaɪt) [f. -ax in bonax, primax, names of sporting cartridges manufactured by Messrs. Kynoch (I.C.I. Metals Ltd.) + -ite of cordite.] A smokeless powder for sporting rifles, composed of strip cordite in which a little of the gun-cotton is replaced by potassium nitrate.1904 in Trade Mark Jrn... Oxford English Dictionary
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maximite
maximite (ˈmæksɪmaɪt) [f. the name of Hudson Maxim, the inventor + -ite.] A smokeless gunpowder composed of gun-cotton, nitro-glycerine, and castor oil.1897 Daily News 9 Feb. 7/4 We call it cordite. For the purposes of the inquiry I propose to call it Maximite. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 5 Mar. 8/2 Mr. Hudson... Oxford English Dictionary
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