melinite

[ mel-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈmɛl əˌnaɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a high explosive containing picric acid.

Origin of melinite

1885–90; <French mélinite<Greek mḗlin(os) made of apples (derivative of mêlon apple) + French -ite-ite¹

Words nearby melinite

Méliès, melilite, Melilla, melilot, Melinda, melinite, melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority

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Example sentences from the Web for melinite

Explosive shells of melinite are the leading idea in France.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887|Various
That shell will be cherished after extraction of its fuse and melinite charge.
Four Months Besieged|H. H. S. Pearse
The British call theirs "lyddite," the French "melinite" and the Japanese "shimose."
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
Cellars may give protection from fire or melinite; but they are worse than death traps against the heavy fumes of poisonous gas.
America's War for Humanity|Thomas Herbert Russell

With melinite you know the worst at once; it doesn't hang round like boxes of ammunition, for instance.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 3, 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for melinite

melinite

/ (ˈmɛlɪˌnaɪt) /

noun

a high explosive made from picric acid

Word Origin for melinite

C19: via French from Greek mēlinos (colour) of a quince, from mēlon fruit, quince

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单词	melinite
释义	melinite [ mel-uh-nahyt ] / ˈmɛl əˌnaɪt / noun Chemistry. a high explosive containing picric acid. Origin of melinite 1885–90; <French mélinite<Greek mḗlin(os) made of apples (derivative of mêlon apple) + French -ite-ite¹ Words nearby melinite Méliès, melilite, Melilla, melilot, Melinda, melinite, melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melinite Explosive shells of melinite are the leading idea in France. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887\|Various That shell will be cherished after extraction of its fuse and melinite charge. Four Months Besieged\|H. H. S. Pearse The British call theirs "lyddite," the French "melinite" and the Japanese "shimose." Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson Cellars may give protection from fire or melinite; but they are worse than death traps against the heavy fumes of poisonous gas. America's War for Humanity\|Thomas Herbert Russell With melinite you know the worst at once; it doesn't hang round like boxes of ammunition, for instance. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 3, 1917\|Various British Dictionary definitions for melinite melinite / (ˈmɛlɪˌnaɪt) / noun a high explosive made from picric acid Word Origin for melinite C19: via French from Greek mēlinos (colour) of a quince, from mēlon fruit, quince Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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