See Also: cyclonite(dictionary)

cyclonite (iou)



cyclonite noun. E20.
[from CYCLO- + NITRO- (as elems. of alternative chemical name), with ending assim. to -ITE1.]
A kind of high explosive, chemically 1,3,5-trinitrohexahydro-1,3,5-triazine, (N(NO2)CH2)3. Also called hexogen, RDX.