cyclonite

noun

cy·​clo·​nite

ˈsīkləˌnit,

¦sik-

plural -s

: a powerful high explosive consisting of colorless crystals of symmetrical hexahydro-trinitro-triazine used especially in detonators, bombs, and shells

called also RDX

Word History

Etymology

cyclo-trimethylene-trinitramine

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