单词 | maximite |
释义 | maximite|ˈmæksɪmaɪt| [f. the name of Hudson Maxim, the inventor + -ite.] A smokeless gunpowder composed of gun-cotton, nitro-glycerine, and castor oil.
1897Daily News 9 Feb. 7/4 We call it cordite. For the purposes of the inquiry I propose to call it Maximite. 1901Westm. Gaz. 5 Mar. 8/2 Mr. Hudson Maxim's new explosive, ‘Maximite’, is claimed to be the highest explosive yet discovered. |

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