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- noun mineralogy A monoclinic-prismatic colorless
mineral containingbismuth ,hydrogen ,oxygen , andsulfur .
Etymologies
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The powders known as cannonite [A] and ruby powder, also manufactured by Messrs Curtis's & Harvey Limited, are analogous products having the same general characteristics.
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[Footnote A: For further details of cannonite, see First Edition, p. 181.] ~Smokeless Diamond~, also manufactured by the above mentioned firm, is a nitro-cellulose powder of the 33-grain type of sporting gunpowders.
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Absolutely uniform in effect, and one-ninth the bulk of any present effete charge -- flake, cannonite, cordite, troisdorf, cellulose, cocoa, cord, or prism -- I don't care what it is.
Traffics and Discoveries Rudyard Kipling 1900
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