Ballistite
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A smokeless powder containing a large percentage of nitroglycerin: similar to cordite.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
smokeless
propellant
made from
nitrocellulose
and
nitroglycerine
, developed in the late 19th century.
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noun.
an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
Word Usage
"~ -- Nobel's powder, known as ballistite, originally consisted of a camphorated blasting gelatine, and was made of 10 parts of camphor in"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
explosive
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
axite
cordite
mastic
napalm
nitro-glycerine