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Meanings of ballistite in anglès

portuguès
pólvora sem fumaça

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

pólvora sem fumaça
Usage of ballistite in anglès
1
It later diversified into the production of blasting gelatin and ballistite, which was a precursor of cordite, an explosive used in weaponry.
BBC
2
Later, Nobel's old antagonist, now Sir Frederick Abel, after picking Nobel's brains, had come up with still another variety of ballistite called cordite.
The new yorker
Translations for ballistite
Ballistite through the time