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lyddite
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[ˈlɪdʌɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a high explosive containing picric acid, used chiefly by the British during the First World War
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Origin
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late 19th century: named after Lydd, a town in Kent where the explosive was first tested, + -ite
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