cheddite
noun
chedd·ite
ˈshedīt,
ch-
plural -s
: a blasting explosive consisting essentially of a mixture of a chlorate or perchlorate (as of potassium) with an aromatic nitro compound (as nitronaphthalene) and usually a fatty substance (as castor oil)
Word History
Etymology
Chedde, town in Haute-Savoie, France, where it was first made + English -ite