English Explanatory Dictionary

ballistite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/

Word forms

ballistite ballistites

Etymology

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

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