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English Dictionary: ballistite by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ballistite
n
  1. an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
    Synonym(s): smokeless powder, Ballistite
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ballistite \Bal"lis*tite\, n. [See {Ballista}.] (Chem.)
      A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble
      nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.
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