A type of smokeless gunpowder made from nitroglycerin, guncotton, and mineral jelly, used in ammunition and explosives from the 1890s onward.
Named for its rope-like or cord-like appearance when manufactured, the '-ite' suffix indicating it's a chemical compound or explosive, developed by Frederick Abel and James Dewar in 1889.
Cordite was a revolutionary military technology that made gunpowder smokeless—this meant soldiers could actually see the enemy after firing, which completely changed battlefield tactics and gave nations using it massive advantages!
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