smokeless powder

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smokeless powder (enc)

Noun

smokeless powder - an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant

Ballistite

explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

pyrocellulose - nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder

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