HyperDic: smokeless_powder

English > 1 sense of the expression smokeless powder:
NOUNsubstancesmokeless powder, Ballistitean explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke
English > smokeless powder: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant.
SynonymBallistite
BroaderexplosiveA chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
Substancespyrocellulosenitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton
Spanishbalistita
Catalanbalistita

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