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dunnite
[ duhn-ahyt ]
noun
- an explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells: dunnite is chemically related to but less stable than TNT.
dunnite
/ ˈdʌnaɪt /
noun
- an explosive containing ammonium picrate
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dunnite1
C20: named after Colonel B. W. Dunn (1860–1936), American army officer who invented it
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