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melinite

[ mel-uh-nahyt ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a high explosive containing picric acid.


melinite

/ ˈ³¾É›±ôɪˌ²Ô²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. a high explosive made from picric acid
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of melinite1

1885–90; < French ³¾Ã©±ô¾±²Ô¾±³Ù±ð < Greek ³¾á¸Ìõ¾±²Ô ( os ) made of apples (derivative of ³¾Ãª±ô´Ç²Ô apple) + French -ite -ite 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of melinite1

C19: via French from Greek ³¾Å§±ô¾±²Ô´Ç²õ (colour) of a quince, from ³¾Å§±ô´Ç²Ô fruit, quince
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Example Sentences

Melinite, mÄ′lin-Ä«t, n. an explosive of great force obtained from picric acid.

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You see, we have six ships here in line abreast, and twelve guns, each throwing a melinite shell of not less than a hundred pounds, are trained on the face of the building.

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They’d have to invent a rocket apparatus for shying melinite shells aloft.â€

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The fort was used as a target for 8-in. shell of five calibres length containing large charges of melinite.

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The vibration will cause any unstable substance such as melinite to explode.â€

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