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noun
A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: smokeless powder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explosive
History
Attested since 1892, from French balistite or Italian balistite (both 1890).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
