Melinite

Melinite, an explosive obtained from Picric Acid (q.v.), itself a powerful explosive, by the admixture of some other substance. The fabulous powers attributed to melinite when introduced for artillery purposes (for shells) by General Boulanger in 1886 have not been realised; it was found to be neither stable nor reliable, and caused some bad accidents. Lyddite (q.v.) is similar, but safer.