smokeless powder
NounSynonyms:
Ballistite
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Noun (1)
- an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellantSynonyms: BallistiteType of explosiveMade of pyrocellulose
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Smoke′less pow′der.
A high-explosive gunpowder whose explosion produces little, if any, smoke. It is usually based on guncotton (nitrocellulose).
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, 1913 supplement