Amide Powder. Ammonpulver. Apyrite. Axite. B. Ballistite. Brugère’s Powder. Cocao Powder. Cordite. C.S.P. Filite. Hebler Powder. Indurite. Lafflin and Rand. Moddite. N.C.T. Neonite. Nitrokol. Normal Powder. P.C./88. R.F.G. R.L.G. Rifleite. Rottweil Smokeless Powder. S.K. S.R. S.V. Solenite. Troisdorf Smokeless Powder. Wetteren. DICTIONARY OF EXPLOSIVES =ABBCITE.=--A coal-mine explosive made by Kynoch, Ltd. The original composition which passed the Woolwich Test was-- Ammonium nitrate 80 Nitroglycerine 10 Wood meal 10 To enable it to pass the Rotherham Test sodium chloride was added, and a little dinitro-toluene was also introduced-- ABBCITE NO. 2. _Date of Permit_ 3-7-15 Ammonium nitrate 58 Nitroglycerine 8·5 Wood meal 9 Dinitro-toluene 1·5 Sodium chloride 23 Limit charge 18 oz. Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) 2·54” The permit has now been repealed. =ABELITE.=--A coal-mine explosive made by the Lancashire Explosives Co. Two formulas were approved-- No. 1. No. 4. _Date of Permit_ 7-4-14 15-1-15 Ammonium nitrate 68·5 67 Dinitro-benzene 7 -- Trinitro-toluene 7 14·5 Sodium chloride 17·5 7 Starch -- 11·5 Limit charge 14 oz. 18 oz. Power (swing of ballistic pendulum) 2·85” 2·79” The permits have now been repealed. Abelite (without distinguishing number) is simply a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitro-toluene-- Ammonium nitrate 83 Trinitro-toluene 17 It is therefore a variety of Bellite in which the dinitro-benzene has been replaced by trinitro-toluene. It is used for filling grenades and general blasting purposes, but is not permitted in dangerous coal mines. =AEROLIT= is a Danish ammonium nitrate explosive, _e.g._-- Ammonium nitrate 78·125 Potassium nitrate 7·5 Sulphur 8·75 Fat 2·5 Sago meal 1·25 Manganese dioxide 1·25 Resin 0·625 =AETNA COAL POWDER= is an American coal-mine powder on the Permissible List. Brands A, B and C are nitroglycerine explosives. AA and No. 2 are ammonium nitrate explosives. =AETNA POWDER.=--A variety of American dynamite containing 15 to 65 per cent. of nitroglycerine mixed with wood pulp and sodium nitrate. Roasted flour has sometimes been substituted for wood pulp. =AJAX POWDER.=--A coal-mine explosive made by Nobel’s Explosives Co.