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Meanings of ballistite in English
Portuguese
pólvora sem fumaça An explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant.
Usage of ballistite in English
1
It later diversified into the production of blasting gelatin and ballistite, which was a precursor of cordite, an explosive used in weaponry.
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.