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lyd·dite
(lĭd′īt′)n.
An explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid.
[After Lydd, a municipal borough of southeast England.]
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lyddite
(ˈlɪdaɪt)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) an explosive consisting chiefly of fused picric acid
2. (Geological Science) a dense black variety of chert, formerly used as a touchstone
[C19: (sense 1) named after Lydd, a town in Kent near which the first tests were made]
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lydd•ite
(ˈlɪd aɪt)n.
a high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid.
[1885–90; after Lydd, borough in SE England]
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