It later diversified into the production of blasting gelatin and ballistite, which was a precursor of cordite, an explosive used in weaponry.
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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.
Uso de smokeless powder em inglês
1
The propelling force is a charge of seven ounces of smokelesspowder.
2
Their small number and their smokelesspowder make their discovery most difficult.
3
Nobody had paid any attention to it, because he shot smokelesspowder.
4
The Spaniards were using smokelesspowder, then rather a new thing in war.
5
A great many stories have been told about the noiselessness of smokelesspowder.
6
The trees were found to be full of hiding natives, using smokelesspowder.
7
Some curious experiments with smokelesspowder may be tried with a shot gun.
8
For field-gun and other small high-explosive shells, ordinary smokelesspowder is often used.
9
The effect of the smokelesspowder (used by the enemy) was remarkable.
10
The Spanish guns used smokelesspowder, so that it was difficult to place them.
11
He feverishly counted his shotgun shells, lecturing her on the qualities of smokelesspowder.
12
There was no puff of smoke, for the new high-powered, smokelesspowder was used.
13
Perhaps smokelesspowder would have put a stop to this.
14
With smokelesspowder they lay concealed in the grass.
15
The rebels were using smokelesspowder and it was extremely difficult to locate individual marksmen.
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A smokelesspowder has been developed and a slow-burning powder for guns of large caliber.