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lyddite

(lid′īt′)

noun

a powerful explosive containing picric acid, used in shells

Origin: after Lydd, village in Kent (where first made and tested) + -ite

See lyddite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid.

Origin:

Origin: After Lydd, a municipal borough of southeast England

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