dunnite

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noun

Ammonium picrate, used as an explosive.

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Meanings

noundunnite (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablegovernmentAmmonium picrate, used as an explosive.

Origin

From Dunn + -ite, after U.S. Army major Beverly Dunn, who developed it.

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APA

dunnite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunnite

MLA

“dunnite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunnite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunnite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunnite.

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