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单词 lyddite
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Definition of lyddite in English:

lyddite

noun ˈlɪdʌɪtˈlɪdaɪt
mass noun
  • A high explosive containing picric acid, used chiefly by the British during the First World War.

    〈主史〉立德炸药(英国人在一战中使用的烈性炸药)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Picric acid or lyddite, used in the Japanese explosive shimose, and tetryl were also highly sensitive, the latter having a higher shattering effect than TNT.
    • Benzole cascaded through the torn plating on to the lyddite below, just as the Imro reversed propellor and pulled its bow clear in a shower of sparks.
    • The divers were able to confirm that the shell, packed with lyddite explosive, was fired either by HMS Swiftsure or HMS Triumph on exercise in the run-up to the Great War.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Lydd, a town in Kent where the explosive was first tested, + -ite1.

Definition of lyddite in US English:

lyddite

nounˈlidītˈlɪdaɪt
  • A high explosive containing picric acid, used chiefly by the British during World War I.

    〈主史〉立德炸药(英国人在一战中使用的烈性炸药)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Picric acid or lyddite, used in the Japanese explosive shimose, and tetryl were also highly sensitive, the latter having a higher shattering effect than TNT.
    • The divers were able to confirm that the shell, packed with lyddite explosive, was fired either by HMS Swiftsure or HMS Triumph on exercise in the run-up to the Great War.
    • Benzole cascaded through the torn plating on to the lyddite below, just as the Imro reversed propellor and pulled its bow clear in a shower of sparks.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Lydd, a town in Kent where the explosive was first tested, + -ite.

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