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Meanings of ballistite in inglés

portugués
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 inglés
        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