ballistite

English

Etymology

Attested since 1892, from French balistite or Italian balistite (both 1890)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/

Noun

ballistite (countable and uncountable, plural ballistites)

  1. A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad.

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