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smokeless powder

DEFINITIONS OF: smokeless powder

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n an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant

Synonyms:
Ballistite
Type of:
explosive
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
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