Definition
A type of high explosive consisting of an oxidizing compound mixed with combustible materials, used in mining and construction blasting.
Etymology
Named after Cheddar (the location in Somerset), because it was manufactured there or developed in that region. Named explosives often reference manufacturing locations.
Kelly Says
Cheddite was a genuine British innovation in explosives—it was actually safer and more reliable than dynamite, yet it never gained widespread use because dynamite was already entrenched in the market, making it an example of the best technology not always winning.
Translations
CACatalà
cheddite
che-dit-te
CSČeština
cheddite
che-dit-te
DADansk
cheddite
che-dit-te
DEDeutsch
Cheddit
ched-dit
ELΕλληνικά
cheddite
che-dit-te
ESEspañol
cedite
che-di-te
FISuomi
cheddite
che-dit-te
FRFrançais
cheddite
she-dit
HEעברית
cheddite
che-dit-te
HUMagyar
cheddite
che-dit-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
cheddite
che-dit-te
ITItaliano
cheddite
che-dit-te
MSBahasa Melayu
cheddite
che-dit-te
NLNederlands
cheddite
che-dit-te
NONorsk
cheddite
che-dit-te
PLPolski
cheddite
che-dit-te
PTPortuguês
cheddite
che-dit-te
RORomână
cheddite
che-dit-te
RUРусский
чеддит
ched-dit
SVSvenska
cheddite
che-dit-te
SWKiswahili
cheddite
che-dit-te
TAதமிழ்
cheddite
che-dit-te
TEతెలుగు
cheddite
che-dit-te
THไทย
cheddite
ched-dit-te
TRTürkçe
cheddite
ched-dit-te
UKУкраїнська
cheddite
che-dit-te
VITiếng Việt
cheddite
che-dit-te