Gun-cotton
71Weapons of World War I — World War I weaponry consisted of a variety of new innovative technology for that era. The Hand grenade for one was introduced in 1908 by the British. Their version was the long handed impact detonating grenade, which the French later improved… …
72ammunition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ammo, bullets, etc. See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. ammo*, munitions, materiel, resources. Types of ammunition include: buckshot, gunpowder, cartridge, bullet, round, clip, napalm, bomb, missile,… …
73Frederick Abel — Infobox Scientist name = Sir Frederick Abel, Bt box width = image width =250px caption = Frederick Abel birth date = 17 July 1827 birth place = London death date = 6 September 1902 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = English… …
74Gelignite — Gelignite, also known as blasting gelatin, is an explosive material consisting of collodion cotton (a type of nitrocellulose or gun cotton) dissolved in nitroglycerine and mixed with wood pulp and sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate. Its… …
75Queen's Medal — Die Royal Medal, auch The Queen s Medal genannt, ist eine von der Royal Society verliehene Auszeichnung für Wissenschaftler, die innerhalb des Commonwealth of Nations besonders wichtige Beiträge zur Weiterentwicklung der Wissenschaften geleistet… …
76Royal Medal — Die Royal Medal, auch The Queen s Medal genannt, ist eine von der Royal Society verliehene Auszeichnung für Wissenschaftler, die innerhalb des Commonwealth of Nations besonders wichtige Beiträge zur Weiterentwicklung der Wissenschaften geleistet… …
77nitrocellulose — noun A cotton like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc. Syn: cellulose nitrate, gun cotton, pyrocellulose, pyroxylin …
78explosive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See violence, danger. n. dynamite, TNT, nitroglycerin. See violence, arms. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Eruptive] Syn. bursting, detonating, dangerous, convulsive, fulminating, atomic, fulminant,… …
79Nitrocellulose — Ni tro*cel lu*lose , n. [Nitro + cellulose.] (Chem.) See {Gun cotton}, under {Gun}. [1913 Webster] …
80The Green Book (IRA training manual) — The IRA Green Book is a training and induction manual issued by the Irish Republican Army to new volunteers. It was used by the post Irish Civil War Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Cumann na mBan, ( League of Women ), along with offspring… …
