See Also: cyclonite(dictionary)

decontrol (iou) and cyclonite (iou)


decontrol (iou)



decontrol noun & verb. E20.
[from DE- 3 + CONTROL noun or verb.]
A. noun. The removal of (esp. governmental) control or restrictions. E20.
b. verb trans. Infl. -ll-. Release from (esp. governmental) controls; remove restrictions on. E20.

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.