cheddite

[ ched-ahyt, shed- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an explosive for blasting, composed of a chlorate or perchlorate mixed with a fatty substance, as castor oil.

cheddite

/ ˈʃɛd-; ˈtʃɛdaɪt /

noun

1. an explosive made by mixing a powdered chlorate or perchlorate with a fatty substance, such as castor oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheddite¹

1905–10; named after Chedde, town in Savoy where it was first made; -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheddite¹

C20: from Chedde town in Savoy, France, where it was first made

Example Sentences

“They were trying to create a circuit which would ignite some gasoline to hit the propane and cause a BLEVE—which is a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion . . . which is basically the same thing as say a pipe bomb except with, like, gases,” LaDue patiently explained to Schroeder, before launching into a long technical digression on the relative merits of hydrazine, ammonium perchlorate, Cheddite, nitroglycerin, and flash powder.

From The New Yorker

A well-known explosive of this class is that known as cheddite, since it was first made at a factory at Chedde, in Savoy.

From Project Gutenberg

But also, at the middle of each staircase, in the wall, a box with about seventy pounds of cheddite—to blow the shelter up in case of retreat.

From Project Gutenberg

Where destruction pure and simple is desired, the shell is charged with a high explosive such as picric acid or T.N.T., the colloquial abbreviation for the devastating agent scientifically known as "Trinitrotoluene," the base of which, in common with all the high explosives used by the different powers and variously known as lyddite, melinite, cheddite, and so forth, is picric acid.

From Project Gutenberg